I read a different article (Associated Press) that said these guys were deserters, and not the heroes everyone's makin them out to be. Don't know whom to believe....
Anyways, what a waste of 60+ years. All for nuthin'.
Other "deserters" on various islands married local folk and had families, started new lives - when they were discovered, they had to cover their asses from desertion charges so they made like the war wasn't over.
Reminds me of the American guy in North Korea.
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