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Witnessing War
Hear the stories of people who have lived through or fought in wars over the last century.
Elena Taranukhina Siege of Leningrad
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Elena Taranukhina lived through the siege of Leningrad.
   
World War One Soldiers World War One
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Ted Smout - World War One veteran who joined the Australian Army Medical Corps and was a stretcher bearer at Passchendaele.
   
Chief Ojukwu Biafran War
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Chief Emeka Ojukwu led the Biafran war of secession in Nigeria.
   
Chief Ojukwu Nicaraguan Civil War
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Antonio Jaroquin fought for the Sandinistas in the Nicaraguan civil war.
   
Chief Ojukwu

Bosnian War
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Edo Dedovic saw the shelling of Sarajevo as a teenager in Bosnia.





 
 
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