[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.

[Pyro7480]

My grandmother’s brother, my great uncle John, also died on the Bataan Death March. He was starved to death. RIP.

[amom]

Salute to these good men.

Thank you for sharing your story and the photos.

[VR-21]

Please accept my respect, gratitude and reverence for your lost relatives. It’s long frustrated me that so many of our countrymen do not really know their story. God rest them.

[bert]

In 1965, I believe, Imelda Marcos invited my scout Troop 351 BSA and Foreign Troop 1 Philippine Scouts to participate in the flag ceremony at the American Cemetery in Manila. We were standing just to the left of the space between the circular uprights in your picture.

I was leader and had several of our American scouts present in full uniform. We were graciously received by the wife of the President and Philippine hero Ferdinand Marcos. We had our backs to the opening and did not see the very low flying jets that streaked over us and scared us to death as they passed in salute. They were US Air Force from Clark Air Base.

Our Troop was composed of boys from the American School both American and not American. The non Americans were sons of diplomats or business men and were Foreign Troop 1. The Americans were a normal BSA troop, Phillippine District, Far East Council, Makati Rizal.