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This Emotional Life | The Tap Code (NEW) | PBS
Bob Shumaker describes the Tap Code he developed as a POW. 02:11
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THIS EMOTIONAL LIFE | Resilience | PBS
Resilience is a cornerstone of emotional wellbeing, and it's a skill that's often tested and formed during hard times. Bob Shumaker, a Vietnam veteran and former POW, shares his remarkable story of resilience ... 02:16
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Secrets of the Dead | Escape from Auschwitz | PBS (#702)
Full Program: Two Auschwitz prisoners were determined to expose the horrors of the Nazi genocide 53:50
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NOW on PBS | Duty vs. Conscience at Gitmo | PBS
In this Web exclusive video, learn how Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Couch, a government prosecutor set on convicting alleged 9/11 conspirator Mohamedou Ould Slahi, changed his mind after getting access to ... 06:49
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History Detectives | Preview: Stalag 17 Portrait | PBS (#710)
What happened to a WWII POW who sketched portraits at the German camp Stalag 17? 17:34
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The Newshour | Iraq Vets Recount Concerns | PBS
A panel in the House of Representatives heard last week from a group of veterans who say they witnessed and participated in widespread misconduct in Iraq. 08:58
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Traces of POW History in Iowa (#1326)
The stories of World War II German, Italian and Japanese prisoners of war held in Iowa are featured. 12:22
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World War II Veteran: Burdette Parrott (Shorty)
Sgt. Shorty Parrott was a platoon leader in Company K, 168th Infantry, 34th Division - the “Red Bull Division”. He tells us about the November 8, 1942 amphibious invasion of Algiers, North Africa.
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World War II Veteran: Merton L. Jessen “Stub”
Stub Jessen served with the 28th Division, 707 tank battalion 110th infantry 1942 – 1945. He tells us about being captured following the Battle of the Bulge. He was one of 2000 prisoners forced to ...
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World War II Veteran: Glenn Clark Underwood
Clark Underwood was a flight engineer aboard a B-17 on a bombing mission over Bordeaux, France. They were shot down and crashed in the Bay of Biscayne.
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World War II Veteran: Luther Smith
In the skies over Italy, 24 year-old First Lieutenant Luther Smith of Des Moines, was on his second tour of duty.
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World War II Veteran: Richard Henneman
Richard Henneman talks about surviving a brutally cold winter in France, Germany and Belgium. 10:21
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World War II Veteran: Malcolm Amos
Army Corpsman Malcolm Amos of Afton was among those captured in the Philippines on April 9, 1942. He became one of the more than 75 thousand allied forces, including and estimated 12,000 Americans, who ... 01:16
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World War II Veteran: Glenn McDole
McDole was at the Cavite Naval Base in the Philippines when the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor began. Because the Philippines are on the other side of the international dateline, the battle began on ...
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World War II Veteran: Galen Kittleson
In early 1945, 20-year old Galen Kittleson from St. Ansgar was stationed in the Philippines as part of an elite unit called the Alamo Scouts. The Scouts were made up of small highly trained units that ...
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