Frank Buckles, the last surviving WW1 US vet was also a POW in WW2 taken prisoner by the Japanese in the Philippines.
The overwhelming majority of Allied POW's survived the war and returned home to contribute more to their countries than they could have in useless and pointless last stands...and to father families which I'm sure their children were grateful for.
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"And remember, Abraham Lincoln didn't die in vain, he died in Washington D.C." - Firesign Theatre
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