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American POW Experience During the Korean War The Korean was brutal for the American POW's, because of the mass murders, extended imprisonment, and beatings/ starvations. American POW's were treated poorly and the regard for their lives by their captors was miniscule. They were often killed and beat. The killings were meaningless and unneccsary, only proving that the war should not have happened the the treatment was not needed. In addition to the mass murders of the prisoners, anyone lucky enough to survive would be forced to stay longer. As the North Koreans did not respect prisoner trades and often kept American POW's in captivity after the wars end. The real number of troops left in North Korea after the war is unknown, but estimated to be anywhere from 300 to 1,000. During the time spent in North Korea, most prisoners were beat and starved. Leading to about 3,000 deaths before the wars end. The beatings and fiendish torture methods often proved to much for the POW's. The Korean involved the communist North Korea backed by the Soviet Union and China. While the Imperalist South was backed by the U.S and the United Nations. The North
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