[Mark17]

May God bless your uncle and all those who suffered in that unspeakable atrocity.

JM, as far as I know, he died of cereberal malaria, on the death march. My mother told me, that while her and dad were watching news reel footage, that dad was firmly convinced he had seen his brother in the films. Who knows for sure.

Temu, I was in Davao, Mindanao a few months ago. I liked New Bataan, in Compastela Valley, northeast of Davao City, but it floods too much. I will be moving to Davao City soon. It is not dangerous, like many try to say. It is one of the safest places in the Philippines. Now, in western Mindanao, it is not safe, but the east is good. I have been there many times. You can google earth Davao City and see it, right on the beach. I can't wait.

[jmacusa]

A horrible way to go, the poor guy. No one on that march had it easy, it was simply horrendous. The Philippino troops suffered even worse, if you can believe that. No one is really sure how many of them died. The Japs reserved a special hatred of what they considered ''fellow Asians'' who supported the Allies.