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WWII veteran shows the cherished memento he made after a surprise attack on his ship

On the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, CNN’s Stephanie Elam sits down with veteran Robert Somrak who served on the USS Missouri battleship and witnessed the surrender of Japan.

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