U.S. Veteran Kept His Identity a Secret for 45 Years, Now He’s Shocking the World With His Story

Run Soldier, Run

Robertson ran as far as he possibly could from the crash, attempting to camouflage himself in the jungle. He was caught and brought to the Vietcong encampment, nursed back to health, and lived in the jungle for five years until he found the nurse again, they moved into a house together and were already technically married because Robertson took over the identity of her former husband who had died in the war undocumented. What a crazy turn of events.

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