After WWII ended, one Japanese soldier refused to surrender for 3 decades
 

After WWII ended, one Japanese soldier refused to surrender for 3 decades
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March 11, 1974

Lt. Hiroo O**da, sword in hand, walks out of the jungle on Lubang Island after a nearly 29-year guerrilla campaign.

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After the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on Aug. 15, 1945, Japan an**unced its surrender, bringing an end to World War II.

But for some, the war was **t over.

Lieutenant Hiroo O**da was 22 years old when he was deployed to Lubang Island in the Philippines in December 1944. As an intelligence ******r, he was given orders to disrupt and sabotage enemy efforts — and to never surrender or take his own life.

Allied forces landed on the island in February 1945, and before long O**da and three others were the only Japanese soldiers who had **t surrendered or died. They retreated into the hills, with plans to continue the fight as guerrillas. Read more...

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