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“What Would Sybil Say?” A POW’s Story of Love, Loyalty, and Survival

By Ned Forney
Lt. Funchess (second from right), with fellow prisoners, in a staged propaganda photo. (PC: Frank Noel)

When asked what kept him going during his nearly three years as a Korean War POW, William “Bill” Funchess, 91, gives credit to his physical and mental toughness growing up as a “South Carolina farm boy;” his strong Christian faith; and his wife, Sybil. Reminiscing about “the most wonderful girl in the world,” Funchess said…

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