Remembering Bataan...segment from For Veterans Only

Remembering Bataan, the Bataan Death March of April 1942. This segment ran in its full duraton on PBS stations March 1989 all across America, on the 47th Anniversary of the Bataan Death March. In 2008, it is 66 years since the Fall of the Islands in the South Pacific and the Bataan Death March. The For Veterans Only was a weekly news magazine to provide news, information, event coverage, and documentary segments for our nation's veterans and active duty military. A new series is in production to address current topics for our active duty military, veterans, and their families. This new program is titled, KEEPERS OF FREEDOM. For more information about this new weekly broadcast series, contact our Executive Producer @ scottyron1956@yahoo.com Keepers of Freedom, accepting the challenge of covering current news for our Keepers of Freedom and using the heritage of FOR VETERANS ONLY. Features Dr. Alvin C. Poweleit from the Northern Kentucky area, near Cincinnati.

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[wayne487msc]

The brutality in this death march was a result of a character conflict in the Japanese chain of command. Cultural differences were certainly a factor. The defenders were malnourished and famished. The Japanese were use to marching 30 miles/day and were well fed, having captured the largest rice warehouse in the world in northern Luzon. A lot of the equipment used was from WW1 with half of the mortar and other ammunition falling as duds. The Japanese did not expect so many prisoners.

[voiceforveterans]

The whole world have been the witness to this march. And the future generations to inspire them too.

[kamillesantos]

@lonedove1981 Thank you so much for that wonderful message...

[lonedove1981]

@kamillesantos We (in the USA) must not forget the brave Filipino troops who were there or the sacrifices they did during WW2.

[sdjkb2002]

My uncle marvin was the very tall man with the broom.He survived the death march and the first pow camp.He died on 12-21-1942 in cabanatuan.He is my hero.

[kamillesantos]

My lolo was one of the FILIPINO soldiers who survived the DEATH MARCH. He volunteered as a cook to escape from Japs tortures. At night when the japs are asleep, he will give food to those who are inside the prison.they would carry their co-soldiers to save them from Jap's deadly bayonetas. These are the untold stories that werent told in the books. My lolo is now 93 years old. His name was placed at Bataan. JUAN L. MONREAL- HERO Death March

[kcgrappler]

@Ricku571 - excellent point. I read a book on this subject, and Macarthur KNEW that the troops on the Bataan peninsula were doomed, that no help was coming from the states. He turned his back on his troops, but because he was totally self-serving, he was able to portray himself as some kind of hero.

[75trimm]

My grandfather was in this march.

[teru552]

I must apologize to U.S.soldiers and a British soldiers as a Japanese.

There is the leader of a bad thought in Japan in all ages. And they do not reflect.

[nil1230]

amazing human feat of survival..w/o food and water for how many days?