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Originally Posted by Enigma
It's worth keeping in mind that I've read more than one account of American sailors having German sailors as captors aboard their US navy boat. In one such case, a German Navy Captain died in captivity. The US Military themselves gave the man a military burial at sea, and allowed the German crew to honor their captain in the process....
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There were quite a few cases like that, I believe. One is got buried with military honors in Virginia.