Ret. Maj. Arnold Kohn finally tells his story of the secret POW camp that changed the world.

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The vast majority of the surviving military personnel that were stationed at PO Box 1142 will gather in Alexandria, Virginia this fall. On Oct. 5, they will stand before a brand-new flagpole planted in precisely the same spot as the flagpole that stood at Fort Hunt during World War II. When an atomically calibrated clock strikes 11:42am on the dot, soldiers will fire off a cannon on loan from the Arlington Cemetery and a bugler will play. Other festivities will round out a full weekend.

Kohn won’t be there. He and Helen are growing too frail to travel across the country. Besides, Ret. Maj. Arnold Kohn isn’t all that into ceremony.