[skeeter]

bttt

[PzLdr]

It’s also the anniversay of the invasion of Norway and Denmark [1940], Lee’s surrender [1865], and the Mongol victory at Liegnitz [1241].

[Vaquero]

American Fell On This Date:

January 20th 2009

[Fiji Hill]

Also on this date in 1940, Hitler invaded Denmark and Norway.

[LadyPilgrim]

This is sad.
God bless those brave men.

[the long march]

And those that survived the brutal march then faced the rest of the war in prisoner of war camps -— some in Manchuria (they with their tropical fighting clothes). It was horrific. These brave men ... these our best and brightest ... these are long remembered fighters. Thank you all who serve.

[amom]

The men of Bataan are being remembered here today.

Thank you for this post.

[Dixiekraut]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X00s61zZ9Ek&feature=related

[NRA2BFree]

Thank you so much for posting this wonderful memorial. It really means a lot to me. I lost 3 uncles in the Bataan Death March. None of them were married so I know what it's like growing up with no uncles, aunts or cousins. The government pulled my dad off of a plane in the Canary Islands when they got word that his brothers had been killed. He was the sole surviving son. He had to finish the war training men at a base in CA because they wouldn't let him go back.

When his crew on the plane heard about my dad's brothers, they named their plane the "Chalk up" in memory of them. Their last name was Chalk. That plane was shot down on that mission and all the men on it were killed. Had they not pulled my dad off, he would have been killed too.

My mom's brother was also killed in the Bataan Death March. He is buried in the national cemetery in Manilla, PI. Last year I "met" some missionairies on line who lived in the UK. They were going to Manilla to start another orphanage there. When I told them about my uncle, they went to the cemetery, found his grave, took pictures and got a wonderful packet from the office at the cemetery, and they sent that to me. I will share those pictures with you in honor of all the others who are buried at this cemetery. My uncle's name was Carl Stober and that's why there are pictures of his grave. New Mexico lost a lot of men in the Bataan Death March.

[41st Infantry Division]

VR-21,

This is an appropriate first post for me! My forum name, 41st Infantry Division is in honor of my father. He, being part of the 41st, spent his service time in the Pacific.

On occasion he would speak of experiences he had in WWII. In many of these cases he would start off with the fact that they were there to pay back the enemy for the mistreatment of our guys in the Bataan Death March.

This slice of his life was intense - through all the fear and aspects of battle fatigue (similar to “With The Old Breed”), they kept going because of the conduct of the Japanese on Bataan. In his own words, “there was a reason to be there,” and this kept the 41st moving forward.

Later in life he had a few friends at Boeing that either survived, or knew someone that survived Bataan.

My memories are of the camaraderie between those men. As they talked they were 20 years old again, and I was fortunate enough to be part of the conversation all those years later.

I don’t mean to ramble on my first post, so I’ll sign off and salute VR-21’s father and those souls who struggled through the Bataan experience.

[Boiling Pots]

MacArthur’s slip into Bataan and Corregidor was one of the most brilliant military moves in history.