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World Service,26 Jul 2013,9 mins

The End of the Korean War

Witness History

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On July 27 1953 the Korean War came to an end and thousands of prisoners were released. They could choose whether to return home, or to go with their captors to a new country. A handful of American prisoners of war decided to go to communist China. Hear what happend to one of those GIs. (Photo: David Hawkins in 2011)

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