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POWS reunite after six decades at Zentsuji camp reunion
Veterans Chuck Binns and Howard Ross recalled life in the Zentsuji Prison Camp on Kyushu where Americans faced slave labor, brutal treatment, and starvation. They recounted daily rations, forced labor, and near-constant danger, including a 1942 Doolittle raid sighting that offered brief hope.
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Binns
Zentsuji
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Kyushu
New Zealand
Howard Ross