103-year-old witness recounts World War II

103-year-old witness recounts World War II. This 103-year-old witness was born in 1922. When he was 19 years old, the 103-year-old witness had to enlist. This centenarian witness spent World War II at the Arctic Front in the north. The 103-year-old witness tells us not only how he was wounded and how he became a prisoner of war, but also why he was very fortunate.

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