Article Photos: Former POW living in Oklahoma takes a bittersweet trip

Marine veteran John Dale holds a flag that was flown over Wake Island. Dale was a prisoner of war for 44 months after he was captured on Wake Island in the Pacific on Dec. 23, 1941. PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN

Marine veteran John Dale holds a flag that was flown over Wake Island. Dale was a prisoner of war for 44 months after he was captured on Wake Island in the Pacific on Dec. 23, 1941. PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN