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Jesse Jackson Recalled for Efforts to Free US POWs in Yugoslavia

A former US soldier recounts Jesse Jackson's successful intervention in 1999 to secure the release of three American POWs during the Kosovo War.

18 Feb, 00:23 — 18 Feb, 00:23
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'He did it for us': US soldier recalls Jesse Jackson's efforts to free him and two other POWs

In 1999, Jesse Jackson flew to Yugoslavia to help free three US soldiers captured during the Kosovo War.

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