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Japanese soldier in hiding

Published: Jan. 24, 2012, 9:08 a.m.

In January 1972 a Japanese soldier was found in the jungle of Guam.

He had been hiding out there for 27 years since the end of World War II.

His name was Shoichi Yokoi.

(Photo: Shoichi Yokoi/Credit: Associated Press)