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POWs face mixed readjustment after years in captivity
Associated Press reports former prisoners of war adjust to civilian life after homecoming. Many faced rapid public events and gifts, then calmer reality, with health checks revealing fractures and worm-related malnutrition. Families, marriages, work choices, and schooling shaped ongoing adaptation as some returned to service while others left.
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Kathryn Johnson
Associated Press
White House
Navy
Richard A. Stratton
Palo Alto
Calif
California
Cmdr
Michael Christian
Virginia Beach
Mike
Richard S. Wilbur
Pentagon
Uss
Wilbur
U.S
Korea
Vietnam
Air Force
Edward A. Brudno
Harrison
N.Y
Brudno
Armand J. Myers
Randy
Dallas
Tex
Myers
Theodore F. Kopma
Lemoore Naval Air Station
Arthur Burer
Rockville
William P. Lawrence
Nashville, Tenn