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Shant Kenderian is notable as an Iraqi-born United States citizen who became an American prisoner-of-war after being forced to fight against the United States in the Persian Gulf War. He wrote a book about his adventures, and is currently an engineer in Pasadena. ==Wars in Iraq== Shant Kenderian was an Iraqi-born United States permanent resident of Armenian Christian background attending Wheeling High School in Chicago.〔1991 a Year to Remember, Daily Herald (Chicago), Dec 26, 1991〕〔"Reunion Sweet for U.S. Soldier, Iraqi POW", The Daily Herald (Chicago), July 4, 1991〕 He visited his father in Iraq in 1980, and 7 days later the Iran–Iraq War started, blocking him from leaving the country. After graduating college in 1985, he was forced into the Iraqi Navy and fought in the Iran–Iraq War.〔(Sunday Book Review ), New York Times, September 16, 2007〕 Before he could get his green card processed to leave Iraq, the Persian Gulf War started and he was forced to fight against the Americans.〔(Book Review ), by Brian Palmer, Entertainment Weekly, June 15, 2007〕 Captured by the Americans, he was a prisoner of war until he could convince the Americans of his story. At first the Americans didn't believe his story and thought him a Saddamite spy.〔 While being held in POW camp, he became romantically involved with "Monica", one of the guards.〔 Eventually he was allowed to return to the United States where he reunited with his mother in Glendale.〔Iraqi POW Comes Home to America Reunion, Kathleen Hendrix; Los Angeles Times, May 8, 1991〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shant Kenderian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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