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Zamperini at Los Angeles Olympic Games

1984/1984

Istituto Storico della Resistenza in Toscana

Istituto Storico della Resistenza in Toscana
Firenze, Italy

During his life, Lou Zamperini was chosen as torchbearer in five Olympic Games. 81 years old, in 1998 he carried the Olympic torch at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. In view of the occasion he publicy forgave Watanabe, the jailor responsible for the tortures to which Zamperini was subjected during his imprisonment in Japan. In the picture, Zamperini torchbearer at the 1984 Olympic Games (the picture is extracted from Laura Hillebrand "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption", London: Fourt Estate, 2011)

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  • Title: Zamperini at Los Angeles Olympic Games
  • Date: 1984/1984
  • Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Istituto Storico della Resistenza in Toscana

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