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Our Father's Flag

See one family's journey to find a flag that had been missing more than 60 years...

Dennis Landrum was one of the many prisoners of war (POW) held at the Aomori prison camp in Japan during World War II. The POWs wanted a flag to greet their rescuers when they were liberated at the end of the war. Using a bed sheet and colored pencils, Dennis and the other prisoners painstakingly created what would represent the symbol of their freedom. Dennis' son Jerry was afraid the flag was being stored in an attic or by someone who may not have realized the significance of what the flag represented. In April 2013, Jerry called Allison Russell, a curator at the Naval History and Heritage Command, and together they located the flag tucked away in an off-site storage, beautifully preserved.

U.S. Navy SealDennis Landrum was one of the many prisoners of war (POW) held at the Aomori prison camp in Japan during World War II. The POWs wanted a flag to greet their rescuers when they were liberated at the end of the war. Using a bed sheet and colored pencils, Dennis and the other prisoners painstakingly created what would represent the symbol of their freedom.

Dennis' son Jerry was afraid the flag was being stored in an attic or by someone who may not have realized the significance of what the flag represented. In April 2013, Jerry called Allison Russell, a curator at the Naval History and Heritage Command, and together they located the flag tucked away in an off-site storage, beautifully preserved.

U.S. Navy video by MCSN Jules Stobaugh and MCI Mark Logico, July 16, 2013

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