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‘Hellships’ just one misery in abject lives of WWII POWs held in Philippines
Daniel Crowley, 96, avoided the Bataan Death March by swimming 3 miles to Corregidor Island, where he helped defend the stronghold for another month before U.S. troops were surrendered to the Japanese on May 6, 1942.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes
Daniel Crowley, 96, avoided the Bataan Death March by swimming 3 miles to Corregidor Island, where he helped defend the stronghold for another month before U.S. troops were surrendered to the Japanese on May 6, 1942.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes

Daniel Crowley often repeats two words as he recounts his experience as a prisoner of war being shipped from the Philippines to Japan in 1944: nightmare and lucky.

Servicemembers participate in a mental health awareness walk at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 31, 2018. A study of more than 600 CENTCOM medical evacuations in 2017 found that nearly a quarter were for mental health issues.<br>Katie Spencer/U.S. Air Force
Servicemembers participate in a mental health awareness walk at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 31, 2018. A study of more than 600 CENTCOM medical evacuations in 2017 found that nearly a quarter were for mental health issues.<br>Katie Spencer/U.S. Air Force

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Prosecutors said Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Sandoval of the USS Ronald Reagan tried to meet a person he believed to be a 14-year-old high school freshman for sexual acts. He was also accused of planning to have sex with a 7-year-old girl.<br>Screenshot from Facebook
Prosecutors said Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Sandoval of the USS Ronald Reagan tried to meet a person he believed to be a 14-year-old high school freshman for sexual acts. He was also accused of planning to have sex with a 7-year-old girl.<br>Screenshot from Facebook

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A USS Ronald Reagan sailor convicted of six sex crimes, including attempted sexual assault of a child, was dishonorably discharged Thursday and sentenced to three years in prison.

In this Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 photo, Daryl Weathers poses for a picture at his home in Seal Beach, Calif. Weathers was aboard the USS Abner Read after it hit a sea mine left by the Japanese after they abandoned Kiska Island in Alaska's Aleutian Islands in 1943.<br>Chris Carlson/AP
In this Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 photo, Daryl Weathers poses for a picture at his home in Seal Beach, Calif. Weathers was aboard the USS Abner Read after it hit a sea mine left by the Japanese after they abandoned Kiska Island in Alaska's Aleutian Islands in 1943.<br>Chris Carlson/AP

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Running back Rocky Bleier of the Pittsburgh Steelers talks with servicemembers during a USO tour of bases in South Korea in March, 1975. Bleier served with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade of the Army's Americal Division in Vietnam, and suffered severe leg wounds that threatened his football future. He worked his way back, and was a key member of the Steelers team that won four Super Bowls.<br>Tae Won Chung/Stars and Stripes
Running back Rocky Bleier of the Pittsburgh Steelers talks with servicemembers during a USO tour of bases in South Korea in March, 1975. Bleier served with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade of the Army's Americal Division in Vietnam, and suffered severe leg wounds that threatened his football future. He worked his way back, and was a key member of the Steelers team that won four Super Bowls.<br>Tae Won Chung/Stars and Stripes

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embrace after a meeting in the truce village of Panmunjom on Saturday, May 26, 2018.<br>COURTESY OF THE BLUE HOUSE
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embrace after a meeting in the truce village of Panmunjom on Saturday, May 26, 2018.<br>COURTESY OF THE BLUE HOUSE

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Daniel Crowley, 96, avoided the Bataan Death March by swimming 3 miles to Corregidor Island, where he helped defend the stronghold for another month before U.S. troops were surrendered to the Japanese on May 6, 1942.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes
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Running back Rocky Bleier of the Pittsburgh Steelers talks with servicemembers during a USO tour of bases in South Korea in March, 1975. Bleier served with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade of the Army's Americal Division in Vietnam, and suffered severe leg wounds that threatened his football future. He worked his way back, and was a key member of the Steelers team that won four Super Bowls.<br>Tae Won Chung/Stars and Stripes

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