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Stalag 17 Portrait
65 years after her father became a prisoner of war, our contributor has a portrait of him which appears to be drawn by another POW while they were both prisoners in Stalag 17b. What happened to the artist? Did he survive the camp Eduardo Pagan uncovers a stoic act of defiance and dignity behind the Stalag's barbwire.
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