To: SAMWolf
Great story! I've seen some of the survivors of Bataan on the History Channel, and they are just amazing. All our WW2 vets are amazing, including my great-uncle Howard McConnell (hero name-dropping!) who won't say much about his 3 years in the Pacific!
Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio has a little museum with a large collection of POW's letters and diaries from the Pacific War. It's a great place to spend a day *without* your kids, 'cause they get bored while you're reading!
Another great visit is the Museum of the Pacific War, in the Nimitz Hotel in Fredericksburg, TX.
I could go on, but suddenly all my kids are fighting over lunch :-(.
46 posted on
04/19/2004 9:35:44 AM PDT by
Tax-chick
(I'll stand barefooted in my own front yard with a baby on my hip ... I'm a redneck woman!)
To: Tax-chick
The story of Bataan and the treatment of our soldiers afterwards is a hard one to read and not get emotional about.
50 posted on
04/19/2004 10:04:34 AM PDT by
SAMWolf
(Bet you can't stop reading here <--- I knew it...)
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