Being a Bataan campaign nut, I have many correspondences with the dwindling survivors. Here is one tidbit from Tillman Rutledge, a 31st Infantry...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100527/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_dunkirk UK ships cross channel to mark Dunkirk evacuation LONDON – Dozens of...
Here's a video montage from the 2010 reunion: YouTube - Philippine Scouts Reunion 2010 - WW2 Bataan Veterans
26th Cavalry Trooper Dan Figuracion pose with pose by a jeep in 1917A1 helmet and M1 garand (the 26th Cavalry PS were already armed with Garands...
I will. But I still need to download my gazillion pictures and videos. Because Tacoma is a little far removed from where most of these men retired...
I think the first picture is a surrender one from Corregidor. It could have been mislabeled. The third one was very commonly mis-labeled as the...
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Looks pretty good. A little confusing and choppy flow. I feel it's not a cohesive story to those who are not familiar with the Guadalcanal...
If it doesn't bother you, that's great. It bothered me. Wrong rifle is wrong rifle. The 03A3 was not even around at that time of the war. I'd...
Saw this last night. Looks pretty good. A little confusing and choppy flow. It helps that I read Helmet For My Pillow 25 years ago and could...
Some more pictures.
Cross posting from the Corregidor forum (posted by EXO)... a heart-warming ending to the story :)
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Here's a little bit more story behind the discovery and the search effort: Above and Beyond: Recovery: Bataan | History of Flight | Air & Space...
Ebay. I take it back. Apparently they're in the Corregidor/503rd website. So technically they've been published.
Unpublished photos of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. These are the guys who jumped into Corregidor during liberation. (click for...
Decorated vet's passport arrives too late for reunion - The Denver Post Decorated vet's passport arrives too late for reunion By Mike McPhee...
War vet in a battle against time to make reunion - The Denver Post War vet in a battle against time to make reunion By Mike McPhee The Denver...
Here's an excellent thread (US Militaria forum) with lots of photos of dug up relics from Normandy. Talk about battlefield archaeology. 29th...
Thanks for the pictures MRD... also here are some really excellent (even aerial) pictures of Corregidor with commentaries. Heritage Bn. - The...