At the tail end of World War II in 1945, 25-year-old Laisuwano was drafted to serve a non-combat role in the military. He was taken prisoner in the Philippines following Japan's surrender, and it was another year before he made it back to Taiwan.
太平洋戰爭已近尾聲的一九四五年，二十五歲的 Laisuwano 接到召集令，以軍屬的身分參與菲律賓戰役，後來戰敗成為俘虜，隔一年才回到台灣來。