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Bataan Death March

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Ralph Rodriguez Jr.

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Ralph Rodriguez Jr.

    Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Ralph Rodriguez Jr., who served in the Pacific during WWII and survived the Bataan Death March.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Edward P. King

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Edward P. King

    April 9 is National Former Prisoner of War (POW) Recognition [...]

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army and Air Force Veteran Paul Kerchum

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army and Air Force Veteran Paul Kerchum

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army and Air Force Veteran Paul Kerchum, who was one of the last survivors of the Bataan Death March.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Willis Lee Benton

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Willis Lee Benton

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Willis Lee Benton, a prisoner of war who survived the Bataan Death March.

  • America250: Army Air Forces Veteran William Edwin “Ed” Dyess

    America250: Army Air Forces Veteran William Edwin “Ed” Dyess

    This week’s America250 salute is Army Air Forces Veteran William Edwin “Ed” Dyess, who survived the Bataan Death March and led an escape.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Walter Bernard Straka

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Walter Bernard Straka

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Walter Bernard Straka, a 101 year old and the last survivor of the Bataan Death March from Minnesota.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Wild Bill Begley

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Wild Bill Begley

    On the anniversary of the Bataan Death March, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Wild Bill Begley, one of the survivors.

  • Virtual events to honor National Former POW Recognition Day

    Virtual events to honor National Former POW Recognition Day

    April 9th is National Former POW Recognition Day, which remembers the 1942 surrender and beginning of the 85-mile Bataan Death March where thousands of American and Filipino troops died.

  • Bataan Death March survivor: Marine Corps Veteran Irvin Scott

    Bataan Death March survivor: Marine Corps Veteran Irvin Scott

    Irvin Scott, a Marine Corps private first class in World War II, was imprisoned by the Japanese for more than three years. He survived the infamous Bataan Death March, one of the greatest war-time atrocities, and was liberated in 1945.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Antonio Reyna

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Antonio Reyna

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Antonio Reyna, who served during World War II and survived the Bataan Death March.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran William S. Allen

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran William S. Allen

    The Japanese forced William Allen and the American soldiers to walk more than 60 miles in ten days from the Bataan Peninsula to the O’Donnell prison camp.

  • Philippine Scout, Army Veteran shares story of his escape from the Bataan Death March

    Philippine Scout, Army Veteran shares story of his escape from the Bataan Death March

    Amado Ante enlisted with the Philippine Scouts in February 1941 at the age of 22. Just five months later, he joins the 12th Quartermaster Regiment, Company B, supporting the U.S. Army's Philippine Division.

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