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All Things Considered: author Jack Hamann interview, National Public Radio, May 22, 2005

All Things Considered: author Jack Hamann interview, National Public Radio, December 2, 2007

Army reverses conviction of World War II vets, National Public Radio, December 26, 2007

Fort Lawton convictions overturned six decades later, National Public Radio, May 26, 2008

Weekend America: New history for an old lynching, American Public Media, July 26, 2008

Wrongly convicted WWII vets cleared, honored, National Public Radio, August 5, 2008

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DECEMBER 26, 2007

ARMY REVERSES CONVICTION OF WORLD WAR II VETS

By Tony Cox
National Public Radio's "News & Notes"

Pvt. Booker Townsell was one of 28 World War II soldiers convicted of starting a riot on a Seattle military base. Now, more than 60 years later, Townsell's name has been cleared and his reputation restored. NPR's Tony Cox gets the whole story from the Townsell family attorney, Howard Cooley.

Audio of report (8 minutes, 39 seconds)