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White House invites ex-American POW to Obama's Hiroshima visit

Jan Thompson (R), president of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society, a group of former prisoners of war held by Japan, attends a press conference alongside Daniel Crowley, a former World War II POW, during the society's annual convention in San Antonio, Texas, on May 21, 2016. The group announced the same day that the White House has invited the 94-year-old Crowley to accompany U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to Hiroshima on May 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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White House invites ex-American POW to Obama's Hiroshima visit

Oscar Leonard (seated), a former World War II prisoner of war held by Japan, attends a press conference during the annual convention of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society, a group of former POWs, in San Antonio, Texas, on May 21, 2016, as the society's president Jan Thompson looks on. The group announced the same day that the White House has invited 94-year-old Daniel Crowley, also a former POW belonging to the group, to accompany U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to Hiroshima on May 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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White House invites ex-American POW to Obama's Hiroshima visit

Daniel Crowley, a former World War II prisoner of war held by Japan, attends a press conference during the annual convention of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society, a group of former POWs, in San Antonio, Texas, on May 21, 2016. The group announced the same day that the White House has invited the 94-year-old Crowley to accompany U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to Hiroshima on May 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo