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Former Korean POWs to celebrate war end in Dayton
Tom Purcell, a 27 month Korean War POW who crossed at Panmunjom on a stretcher after 72 pounds left, plans to join eight other ex POWs from the Permian Basin in Dayton on July 22 to mark 30 years since the war ended. Purcell recalls brutal captivity, solitary confinement, and a life shaped by his service as an airborne ranger.
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Susan Hammons
Tom Purcell
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Panmunjom
South Korea
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Odessa
State Service
Permian Basin
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Ohio
New York Times
Harry Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Walter Reed Army Hospital