I was mentally prepared to sustain serious injury or death, but before that day I never contemplated the reality of being captured by the enemy. I thought, "This is going to be hard on the folks," only to realize that I actually verbalized my thought out loud.

As the English-speaking officer and I walked side by side, he said, "War is terrible, isn't it?

Oliver Omanson

Mots clés war world-war-ii nazis prisoner-of-war

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[...] during one train stop, I watched as another guard with a spirit of empathy, ran out into an apple orchard and picked apples. He carried his jacket like a bag and filled it with apples. The kind German came to our open train window and handed us each an apple. The juicy apple tasted so delicious. I so appreciated that apple and his unusual compassion.

Oliver Omanson

Mots clés compassion world-war-ii nazis prisoner-of-war food-shortage

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The prisoner, having reached the depth of his depression, gradually reawakens to the life around him. He licks himself and his wounded pride, opens his eyes, and finds that far away on the horizon there is still a ray of sunlight left.

P. H. Newman

Mots clés prisoner-of-war

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