VJ Day observed(Continued from Front)One veteran stated that he “hopesbe recognized for the torture, starvation and slave labor which they endured.”An excerpt from “Prisoners of War”, the poem read by Judy Preston, is as follows:“Five decades have passed for those who remember.That fateful day we had to surrender.Not able to forget all that went wrong,The horrors we suffered while in Hong Kong.“And so to this day,We remain - Prisoners of War! ”