U.S. Vietnam War deserter helped by Japanese pacifists back for speeches

Craig Anderson, a former U.S. seaman who deserted during the Vietnam War with the help of a Japanese pacifist group, gives a speech at Rikkyo University in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2017, on his first visit to Japan in 50 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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