My husband’s grandparents were in Philippines. His grandfather was in Bataan March meanwhile his grandmother with her family as missionary were taken prisoner. She was pregnant. My mother in law was born in a Japanese prison camp. When they made it back to the USA grandfather 6’2” weighed less than 70 pounds. He suffered ptsd until his death in late 1970’s.
I knew two men who were on the march. One ended up as slave labor in Japan and hated everything Japanese. I asked the other how he managed to survive the march. He said "I don't know, I was eighteen."
One of my Grandfather was included in the death March He was hispanic, his outlook was different when he noticed that the japanese guards are spread so thin. He slipped down the road to a nearby creek and thats how he escaped the death march. I dont know why some of his fellow soldiers chose to walk the death march. He managed to evade the Japanese by posing as a spanish until he united with the resistance in the mountains.
After being in the Philippines recently, the fact that place has horrible humidity, really puts what those soldiers/civilians even more in perspective of what they went through. Of course people were also a lot tougher back then too.
One thing that always drives me crazy is how people say "bataan". I live in the Philippines and have visited Mt. Samat learned it's pronounced Bata-on. Just a footnote.
We are supposed to learn from history, if it's things in the past that were done like wars are the evil things that men do during these times, history is there for us to learn from and to never follow those steps again. Regrettably, history is no longer taught in schools like it was when I was in school, kids these days know nothing about history, nor do they know geography, reading, writing, and they sure as hell can't spell worth a damn. What has happened to the educational system?
Yet filipinos are the most forgiving people. Truly, we do not even have any signs of grudge against these nations who made blood flow like streams of water in the Philippine soil.
Slight correction. When US paid Spaniards or so called US bought Philippines from Spaniards, not completely true. Spaniards were loosing the battle against the Filipinos without any support from US. But US took advantage the opportunity and made a deal with Spain in Spain. Of course Philippines were not aware and they could have had their Independence then if they had beaten the Spaniards. It was a win win for Spain because they get some money from US and save face from getting their you know what kicked so hard that they sailed back home.
Masasabi nang aking lolo na wala nang mas hihirap pa sa panahon ng hapon sa Pilipinas noong giyera. Talagang madugo at mahirap ika nga sa kanyang salaysay.
Japanese atrocities committed crimes against Pow presions, and civilians it were loudly known.... but strange US behavioral practices .US always orchestrating deficiencies armies,uselessness armies for its Vassal countries ( Philippines, South Vietnam Republic, South Korea ,1951 )...
My husband’s grandparents were in Philippines. His grandfather was in Bataan March meanwhile his grandmother with her family as missionary were taken prisoner. She was pregnant. My mother in law was born in a Japanese prison camp.
When they made it back to the USA grandfather 6’2” weighed less than 70 pounds.
He suffered ptsd until his death in late 1970’s.
I knew two men who were on the march. One ended up as slave labor in Japan and hated everything Japanese. I asked the other how he managed to survive the march. He said "I don't know, I was eighteen."
Glad that the Philippine front and Filipino role during ww2 is finally getting its well earned and well deserved attention
One of my Grandfather was included in the death March He was hispanic, his outlook was different when he noticed that the japanese guards are spread so thin. He slipped down the road to a nearby creek and thats how he escaped the death march. I dont know why some of his fellow soldiers chose to walk the death march. He managed to evade the Japanese by posing as a spanish until he united with the resistance in the mountains.
After being in the Philippines recently, the fact that place has horrible humidity, really puts what those soldiers/civilians even more in perspective of what they went through. Of course people were also a lot tougher back then too.
One thing that always drives me crazy is how people say "bataan". I live in the Philippines and have visited Mt. Samat learned it's pronounced Bata-on. Just a footnote.
Where I live , Port Clinton, Ohio. . We have a school named after the Bataan. Called Ba ton
And the thing that pissed me off the most is MacArthur got the MOH for being a idiot
I don't know what to say, other than never stop telling this story. And honor the amazing men who suffered these conditions.
Brave, brave men 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇦🇺👵
My grandpa Felix Cruz siochi was in the Bataan death march during World War Two in 1942.
You need to focus on the ACCURACY of the photos depicting these brave Soldiers. Most of these photo props are not correct.
We are supposed to learn from history, if it's things in the past that were done like wars are the evil things that men do during these times, history is there for us to learn from and to never follow those steps again.
Regrettably, history is no longer taught in schools like it was when I was in school, kids these days know nothing about history, nor do they know geography, reading, writing, and they sure as hell can't spell worth a damn. What has happened to the educational system?
Yet filipinos are the most forgiving people. Truly, we do not even have any signs of grudge against these nations who made blood flow like streams of water in the Philippine soil.
Slight correction. When US paid Spaniards or so called US bought Philippines from Spaniards, not completely true. Spaniards were loosing the battle against the Filipinos without any support from US. But US took advantage the opportunity and made a deal with Spain in Spain. Of course Philippines were not aware and they could have had their Independence then if they had beaten the Spaniards. It was a win win for Spain because they get some money from US and save face from getting their you know what kicked so hard that they sailed back home.
Just like the Americans did to native Americans in the trail of tears March
Masasabi nang aking lolo na wala nang mas hihirap pa sa panahon ng hapon sa Pilipinas noong giyera. Talagang madugo at mahirap ika nga sa kanyang salaysay.
His facts are off
Japanese atrocities committed crimes against Pow presions, and civilians it were loudly known.... but strange US behavioral practices .US always orchestrating deficiencies armies,uselessness armies for its Vassal countries ( Philippines, South Vietnam Republic, South Korea ,1951 )...