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1. I knew a guy who was captured on Wake island. Fred Shafer (spelling). He was the dude who sold class rings and

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Sun Mar 31, 2024, 10:34 PM

Mar 2024

stuff.

I had to give a speech on our high school radio station on the Bataan Death March and interviewed him about his time as a prisoner of war. He told me a couple things I couldn't put in the speech. It was horrific. It was like our final for high school speech.

My high school journalism teacher knew about his WWII experience and that he wouldn't mind talking to me and gave me the tip.

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I knew a guy who was captured on Wake island. Fred Shafer (spelling). He was the dude who sold class rings and brewens Mar 2024 #1

That is pretty incredible--- and great! DemocraticPatriot Mar 2024 #2