Ordered at gunpoint to separate Jewish soldiers from other POWs, Army Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds called a full formation of Americans and told a German commander: "We are all Jews." ...

Prisoners of war suffer in ways most veterans don’t, enduring humiliating forced marches, torture or other trauma that may haunt them long afterward. In partial recompense, the government extends them ...

The South Korean government has repeatedly conveyed its willingness to accept the soldiers as its citizens after the war.

Two World War II barracks that were used as part of a POW camp in east Phoenix are being relocated this week to a new ...

After Joseph Beyrle and other prisoners of war bribed a German guard with 10 packs of cigarettes to allow them to escape, they boarded a train supposedly headed to Poland. The train actually was ...

BAKERSFIELD. CALIF, (KERO) — An intimate gathering at the Portrait of a Warrior Gallery pays tribute to the 81,198 service members still missing in action. National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

Being classified as a POW doesn't directly increase a veteran's monthly disability check. There's no "POW payment." But a tale of torture and privation can influence whether a vet receives some money ...

Did you know Wisconsin housed prisoners of war during World War II? I was vaguely aware there were German POW camps in Wisconsin during WWII, but I didn’t know how the communities where these ...

Every September, America remembers its former prisoners of war (POW) as well as those who went missing in action (MIA) fighting for the nation on the battlefront during National POW/MIA Recognition ...

Each Friday this summer, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: films about prisoners of war. Images clockwise from the top left: Unbroken/Amazon; The Bridge on the River ...