Blind veteran Billy Orr speaks of his time as a POW with BBC1

Oct 03, 2013, 10:26 AM
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92 year old Billy Orr, who lives at the national #charity #Blind Veterans UK in #Brighton, tells of his time as a Prisoner of the #Korea War with #BBC1 South East. He also shows his Ambassador for Peace #medal which he has received recently.

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