Prisoner of War

On August 23, 1945, General Jonathan Wainwright was freed from a Japanese POW camp, returning home a hero and Medal of Honor recipient.

He survived the Holocaust, became a US war hero, and saved dozens as a POW. Tibor Rubin’s story is one of grit, grace, and true courage.

In 1962 Vietnam, Dr. Ardel Vietti served tirelessly before her mysterious disappearance, leaving a legacy of compassion.

Despite the author surviving several days of punishment as part of SERE training, things show no sign of letting up.

Even in the biting cold of the concrete slab, stripped of dignity but not spirit, I found a shred of defiance in the simple act of brushing leaves off my skin – a silent rebuke to my captors’ attempts at dehumanization.

Abu Ghraib’s grim tale shows how unchecked power can erode humanity, highlighting the need for transparency and accountability.

Rear Adm Robert Byron “By” Fuller is one of the dozens of men who braved the severe treatment as a Prisoner of War during the Vietnam War.

Donald G. Cook was a USMC captured by the VC days after arriving in Vietnam and spent the next three years as a prisoner of war.

The POWs of Camp Sumter were captured and taken to the enemy prison camp to be forced into labor, starved, and tortured.

Charles’ last name was Coward but if there’s one word that could describe this British soldier of World War II, that is definitely not that.

For the crew of the HMS Grasshopper, their mascot dog was an English pointer named Judy. As it turned out, she would soon become the British POWs’ morale booster and only POW dog of WWII.

There were times when the loss of these lives was unnecessary and could have been prevented, just like when Lisbon Maru sank, costing the lives of almost a thousand Allied soldiers.