70th anniv. of Cowra Breakout in Australia

70th anniv. of Cowra Breakout in Australia

COWRA, Australia - Teruo Murakami, a 93-year-old former Japanese soldier who took part in a massive breakout from a prisoner of war camp in Cowra, Australia, in 1944 during World War II, meets students at Cowra High School during an event marking the incident's 70th anniversary.

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