For twenty-nine years after World War II ended Hiroo Onoda hid in the jungle refusing to believe his country had surrendered Japanese military leaders had dispatched Onoda to a remote island in the Philippines Lubang with orders to spy on the Allied forces Long after a peace treaty had been signed and hostilities ceased Onoda remained in the wilderness In Onoda rsquo s commanding officer traveled to the island to find him and convince him the war was over For three decades Onoda lived a meager isolated existence because he refused to surrender mdash refused to believe the conflict was
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