<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-21/magazine/spring-2012/grandson-unlocks-captive-memories.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Grandson Unlocks Captive Memories</title><excerpt>Growing up, Jesse Cozean ’07 never heard his grandfather talk about being a prisoner during World War II. But at the end of his life, when Jesse cared for him for six months, the veteran started telling his story. Jesse took notes and wrote a book, “My Grandfather’s War: A Young Man’s Lessons from the Greatest Generation.” The account documents Robert Cozean’s ordeal in a German camp. Captured during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944 just 12 hours after arriving on the front lines, Robert survived starvation and chilling cold during 103 days of imprisonment. The book provides background about the war and details the hardships the prisoners endured.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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