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Today we had the honor of interviewing Richard Hamilton - a 100 year old #WorldWarII veteran and former POW - for American Veterans Center. We sat down for a 3 hour conversation and his stories were absolutely riveting.

He was a radio operator aboard a B-17 bomber. He flew 8 successful missions over Europe. On his 9th mission, his plane was hit by enemy fighter planes, causing a massive fire in the bomb cargo hold. At that moment, he knew he only had seconds to get out of the plane before the bombs exploded. He jumped out, into a free fall for what felt like minutes before releasing his parachute - afraid that if he did it too soon he’d be a target for machine gun fire.

Landing in the heart of Nazi Germany, Richard became a prisoner of war for 10 months. Towards the end, he was forced to march on foot in harsh winter conditions, sometimes up to 20 miles per day. Finally, he was liberated by the Soviets and flown to a hospital in France where he recovered from jaundice and malnutrition.

At last, he returned home and embraced his sweetheart, and they married a month later.

Today we had the honor of interviewing Richard Hamilton - a 100 year old #WorldWarII veteran and former POW - for American Veterans Center. We sat down for a 3 hour conversation and his stories were absolutely riveting.

He was a radio operator aboard a B-17 bomber. He flew 8 successful missions over Europe. On his 9th mission, his plane was hit by enemy fighter planes, causing a massive fire in the bomb cargo hold. At that moment, he knew he only had seconds to get out of the plane before the bombs exploded. He jumped out, into a free fall for what felt like minutes before releasing his parachute - afraid that if he did it too soon he’d be a target for machine gun fire.

Landing in the heart of Nazi Germany, Richard became a prisoner of war for 10 months. Towards the end, he was forced to march on foot in harsh winter conditions, sometimes up to 20 miles per day. Finally, he was liberated by the Soviets and flown to a hospital in France where he recovered from jaundice and malnutrition.

At last, he returned home and embraced his sweetheart, and they married a month later.

Today we had the honor of interviewing Richard Hamilton - a 100 year old #WorldWarII veteran and former POW - for American Veterans Center. We sat down for a 3 hour conversation and his stories were absolutely riveting.

He was a radio operator aboard a B-17 bomber. He flew 8 successful missions over Europe. On his 9th mission, his plane was hit by enemy fighter planes, causing a massive fire in the bomb cargo hold. At that moment, he knew he only had seconds to get out of the plane before the bombs exploded. He jumped out, into a free fall for what felt like minutes before releasing his parachute - afraid that if he did it too soon he’d be a target for machine gun fire.

Landing in the heart of Nazi Germany, Richard became a prisoner of war for 10 months. Towards the end, he was forced to march on foot in harsh winter conditions, sometimes up to 20 miles per day. Finally, he was liberated by the Soviets and flown to a hospital in France where he recovered from jaundice and malnutrition.

At last, he returned home and embraced his sweetheart, and they married a month later.

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