The Bataan Death March
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- For the United States, World War II started on December 7th, 1941 with a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. What many don't realize that the Japanese launched simultaneous attacks around the Pacific in near unison.
The Philippines, a territory of the United States since 1898, were under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. He was tasked with preparing the islands should Japan attack. As much as he did, Japanese forces quickly overran defenses and US and Filipino armies retreated to the Bataan Peninsula.
Here, the combined might of the US and Filipino armies held off the Imperial forces of Japan until April 1942. Once General King surrendered, those that remained alive were forced to march more than 100km in what is known as the Bataan Death March.
My Great Uncle was stationed here prior to World War II and survived the march. Join me in this special QiRanger Adventure as Jo and I travel to Bataan. We start off at Mariveles, the sight of the first of two 00km Death March markers and make our way through the peninsula all the way to Tarlac and Camp O'Donnell.
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My late grandfather are one of the survivors of Bataan death march.
I'm so proud of him.
same
May God bless him. My uncle (mom's brother), Pfc. Blair Robinett, too, was a survivor. I'm sure they knew each other. If I remember correctly, Uncle Blair told me that the survivors got together each 7 December.
In the 1990's I was a US Army Captain and paratrooper and doctor just returned from deployment. I went into the ER exam room to see a new patient, a veteran, and he asked me about my deployment and I told him. Then I asked him where he served he replied Bataan and Corregidor then he was a POW. I was stunned and sat there in awe. Nothing I had ever done in the military before or after compared to what he endured. We kept in touch until I moved a few years later. He was very humble and I'll never forget him as he never asked for any appreciation. He hated the Japanese though..
He had every reason to hate the Japanese. I once had an American boss in Saudi Arabia way back in the 1980s. He was a WW2 vet. He said that every time he saw a Japanese national, he couldn't help but relive Japan's brutality in that war. His face would turn red and his eyes, fierce. I guess he's dead by now. He most likely never recovered from that PTSD.
I do not blame him.
hi steve..im a filipino ..i wanna thank your uncle for his sacrifices he gave to my country..appreciate much ur video..
Thank you for posting. You have covered one of the most painful period of our history. Reading how both Filipino and American forces were defeated and mistreated by the Japanese has always made me tear up.
Salamat sa'yo.
Amazing story. I'm glad you were able to meet him.
Great respect for your uncle. These events must not be forgotten. I just visited corregidor today. I have an uncle who died in the Canadian air force in ww2. Everyone in the family always honors those who gave their lives for our freedom.
I have two uncles buried here in the Philippines, one of which was a prisoner of war for two years and he also fought with the 131 Infantry Regiment until he was captured . I now have been retired in the Philippines for seven years and enjoy segments like your's.
My Father was one of the Bataan survivors. He's honored by the US Army [USAFEE). My Father [RIP] and mother became US Citizens. We visited the Bataan Memorial Shrine w/ my mother in 2015;.they were both Pre & Post WW2, young adults. My mother passed away 2018... thank you for posting.
My uncle was a member of the Philippine Scout. He died in Capas, Tarlac after the grueling Death March. He died hungry because of malaria
Thanks for the video. I am living in the Philippines more and learning about some of the historical events of WW2.
Nice video!
I had the opportunity to meet a number of Filipino-American veterans here in Los Angeles a few years ago - among them, many survivors of the march. They still meet periodically to remember and pass on the story. I was advising a young Filipino American filmmaker, and the vets were so incredibly grateful to see the young generation taking the time to learn about all they went through. It was a memorable day.
Looking at the ratios of Filipino to American soldiers, it is suffice to say that it was the Filipinos who fought so bravely in the defense of the Nation, please give to them the credit they deserve.
Thank u for the recognition as my grandfather has fought bravely side by side with the Americans during WWll. He was invited to migrate to the US in the late 80's but the dream was never realized until his death in 2009 nevertheless we received compensation from US government just in time before he died. As Filipinos we have huge respect for Americans. We owed our freedom from your people. We stood beside you in the quest of freedom, democracy and for a world free from aggression. God bless the United States of America and the Philippines.
My maternal grandfather fought in WWII and we lost my paternal grandmother’s twin brother to the death march. Their valor was beyond inspiring.
Thank you for this. My uncle was a member of the Philippine Scouts and was captured and prided himself as one of the Battling Bastards. Been wanting to do this same excursion.
I’m in the Philippines right now and everytime i ride to go here i feel a sense of dread. Like, thousands died here and it looks peaceful. Very sad indeed.
Thank you for this video. I would not be here today, if my grandfather did not survive that Death March. Thank you for all those who tried to keep him alive. In honor and memory to those that suffered and died and for those who survived, you will never be forgotten!
Thank you for making this video. I have the privilege of caring for these heroes. Most of them are very old and dying. As I care for them I imagine how they look like as young soldiers fighting for our freedom. I thank God for allowing me to care for the veterans. I have the best job.
Thank you for giving them your loving care. They certainly deserve to be treated with dignity and respect . 💕
This surely is a commemorative video of the freedom that our family fought for us. I had an uncle (cousin of my grandfather) who also survived the Death March. I was truly touched by this video... Thank you so much for sharing!
hi steve! i thank for your uncles services for my country, my grandfather was also part of that infamous tragedy.
Tears in the Darkness touched my soul. So much so, that my sister and I have signed up to run the 2011 Bataan Death March Marathon. We both read the book and felt compelled to acknowledge the survivors.
I was born in Mariveles Bataan in Balon Anito St. but grew up in Manila, every summer me and my family spent some time in Mariveles with my grandmother who lived in Mariveles. She passed away just a year ago, but she had some unbelievable stories during the war. she said that during the march she was trailing the soldiers beside the road and throwing bread and water, or ice water with the civilians who were watching the soldiers.
Yeah i heard that,,yung isa kong boss dito simula pa nun ahy tinatago daw ang mga dalagang anak at baka daw po gawing sex slave ng Japanese,,,
Sinabi pa ng boss ko nung nag mamarch sila sila sa bataan ahy hinahagisan nila ng pagkain ang mga pilipino at americano,,at minsan ahy pinupuslit pa ng mga taong bayan ang mga pow noon,,,
Rest in peace to my uncle who died few weeks ago he was a WW2 vertera. Im glad i got to spend time with him. he died at 94 years old
Steve, this was so great! Well done. So many people we know were impacted by that horror. Good for you for making it real for all of us. I'm so glad your Uncle survived.
cool video. I heard a story about my great grandfather (Domingo Dizon )who served in the Filipino army during the Bataan Death March. He had a high rank . My cousin told me when my great grandfather died, they had the 21 gun salute to honor him. I'm proud to be his great grandson, but I did not meet him because he died in 1992 at the age of 105.
Salute & thanks to all American soldiers who fought together w/ our filipino soldiers during WW2. Hope this war will never happen again. 🙏
Thanks for the video. I went to Bataan about 20 years ago with a vague idea of walking my own uncle’s root of the death march. It didn’t take me long to understand that it was no easy task in April weather. I ended up taking the bus for most of the way. My uncle, Louis Read, eventually was transferred to the home islands on one of the hell ships and finished out the war mining lead in Sendai. He died in 2011. Thanks again for your video. I used it to help teach my youngest son about Pearl Harbor Day.
@vangard213 "Tears in the Darkness" was a great book. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Thank you sir, to visiting BATAAN shrine🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 memories of American soldier's & Filipino soldier's..!!! God bless.!!!
Thank you for sharing this. Now, more of us will remember your uncle and those who helped to get him home.
Thank you very much for your video. My late father was a WW2 veteran.
Your uncle was with my half brother defending Bataan.
A very emotional video Steve. I almost broke a tear when you reached Capas. Salute to you, to your uncle and the Battling Bastards of Bataan.
Thanks for sharing your video. It moved me, my father was a Philippine Scouts, SSgt during that war with the 45th Infantry Regiment from Batangas did the death march and survived and after that war was assigned to regular US Army to ship to Korean war. He never talk much about his experienced in Bataan and adviced us to stay away from the Military service and finished schools.
My neighber was in the march .God Bless the Filipino's and Americans who defended Bataan and survived the march and for the ones that died in the march and at Camp 0''Donnell may they never be forgotten.
and your uncle was on of the bataan death march hero. loved the way on how you delivered your line. your good in editing too. very educational. thumbs up!
We salute toyour uncle ! For his heroism
Thank you for filming an sharing!#
Met a man hows father did the march and survived. Great to see this!! More Americans should do this!! THANK YOU!!
@leichaes Oh yes... More on the way. Yeah, Ba-ta-an... I usually drift back and forth between three ways of saying it: 1) Ba-ta-an (correct), 2) Bataan (American), and 3) Bata-an (with the a-a strung together rather than separate syllables. Glad you enjoyed the video.
My Uncle, Andy "Nyal" Campbell, survived this plus three years a POW.... I remember the stories. Chilling.
I read alot of stories about Bataan Death march.. One of the most brutal even in world war 2.. Walking without food and water for days..
My dad was a POW survived the the death march! He would tell me stories about his experience. My dad passed away in 2009 in America. I can’t wait to visit this place in December.
@WorldAccordingtoRich I can only imagine those dialogs. thanks for watching Rich and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
I salute you, also your uncle and the soldiers that risked their life during the war in order for us, filipino youth, to achieve independence.
Great Job.
Job Well Done!!
This will forever show the Americans and Filpinos' friendship. Thank you for the video, i enjoyed it very much!
I went to Capas and saw that memorial, shed many tears, and was choked up the entire time there,
My two great uncles were military doctors in the Philippine Army and Philippine Army Air Corps and were Death March survivors. As officers and physicians they were relatively better-treated, but they also had the burden of trying to keep hundreds of POW's alive with almost no supplies.
same my lolo
Ur videos are always awesome!!!!!!!!
My Grandfather From 41st Infantrymen Division.. by commanding General Vicente Lim, Graduated at Westpoint and only filipino General on time of WWII..
My grandfather, who's of the soldier escaped the Death march, after 3 days of hell march..
it's midnight that was happen. he communicate with other soldiers, to fight the Japanese soldier around them. the only motto that guerrillas wake up, that my grandfather said to his soldiermen, " I want to die with fighting, not dying without fighting!"
Great Video! I wonder if your uncle ever knew my grandfather, Clay Conner. All of those men were so brave. My grandfather choose to take his chances in the jungles, for many men it meant their death. He was able to survive for 34 months, eventually running raids against the Japanese. We are so pleased be able to share his story RESOLVE. I too wish to visit these places, thanks or sharing.
Hi Steve, Thanks for posting this. To your Uncle, Thanks to him so much for being with our Filipino and American Servicemen who fight and gave their lives for our Freedom. We young Filipinos owe gratitude to all who sacrificed for us. Thank you!
Bataan is pronounced as Ba-ta-an.. ^_^ glad to see you visited my homecountry and making vids as well..
Thanks for your uncle sacrifices for filipinos, we really appreciate it.^^.
Touching....very touching. You outdid yourself here!
Wow man....powerful video.
thank you sir for sharing this video and thank you for all the Americans who supported & died with the Filipinos during this death march...
@Ericgtx Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
The Cross on Bataan is big enough to climb up inside and walk inside the arms. It shines so bright in the setting sun. When stationed at the Naval base in the 70s, it was a moving experience to hear civilians describe the fight.
Awesome video! I loved it. Looks like a great place. Expecting more great vids from your trip. May your uncle R.I.P.
There is a mass grave which was uncovered during building of the Naval Radio Transmitter Facility Capas Tarlac which is not the actual site of the shrine you visited. The old US NRTF base after closing was opened for displaced Filipino’s after Mt. Pinatubo erupted and is now wall to wall squatters and the only thing left recognizable from the base is the small guard shack at the entrance. The shrine came after.I wanted to visit the actual grave site but feared for my safety. Nice video, thanks.
I will be going to the Philippines in three days and this will a highlight of my trip if I am able to go to this sacred place.
Nice piece! Thanks for sharing. I made the Corregidor trip last year, and it was a profound experience. After seeing this i think i'll get this on my list for 2014.
@EvannRachel Glad you did! Welcome to Korea as well! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this video Steve. Good to know brave people who'd been part of our history.
Great video.. I hope you'll make a video about Philippines vs. U.S. .. clicked subscribe
I'm in Philippines and live in Bataan I've seen this marks many many times
thank you for sharing this video! fast forward to today, the filipinos and the americans made it!!! i did some research on bataan death march when i was in high school! peace!
76 000 Filipino defenders as compared to 11 000 Americans, And most documentaries give all the credit to the Americans thats not right!! Give glory to those who deserve it well
Mr. Burns I don’t think that only Americans are given the glory but Americans did defend a land that wasn’t theirs so that credit should be due them.
@@louismasis nope. Philippines is under USA during world war 2 that's why they had to defend the land.
okay, in all the seriousness, I still couldn't help but say "Nice shirt".
ANYWAY, you so understand that I'm thankful for you, and people like you, that acknowledge all this. You get it, you really do, and I'm grateful for that.
i salute all of them even though im in the military right now.. i couldnt imagine what they have experienced then... God bless us all.. let that be a lesson to all of us..
Thank you so much for making this video. Maraming Salamat po.
Very touching video....thnx for making this historical place. Nice work!!!
Tambayan ko yan !
beautiful video, wish there were more like it, thanks!
Fun fact: If your parents lived for a long time on places like Tarlac, Laguna, and Pangasinan. There’s a higher chance that your ancestors fight in WW2.
I lived in Capas Tarlac.. Thanks Steve.. You make proud of being a Filipino..
Great video Steve. Very well done.
I bet you're pleased that you made that trip :)
@TheFaustianMan That is true! Thanks for going through all the videos again. Glad you really enjoyed them!
got teary eyed watching this..thank you!
@3nuf Thanks for watching. Your Grandfather is a Hero.
My uncle marched with your uncle from Bataan but he didn’t make it to Capas. He fell along the way probably due to dysentery.
Awesome video very informative keep it up !!!
Cheers from bataan !!
@JoyMac13 It was my pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it!
Goosebumps and made me cry
Thanks
Really interesting! Love the idea behind this video!
Thank you.
nice effort thanks and God Bless mabuhay bataan,, viva pilipinas viva amerika
My family (my grandma to be exact) is from Bagac, Bataan. *REPRESENT*
Thanks. You should definitely put it on your list. Fantastic place!
OMO! You went to Bataan? It's a nice place. There are still lots of traces of war in it.
Hi love your video I'm from Bataan God bless you & your family
love your shirt!
My Great Uncle William Bucey walked and survived the Baatan death March but died in the prison camp , this is what my Grandfather said happened to his brother. My Great Uncle died 3 months before the Great Save took place
My grandfather was a Captain in the Army when the Japanese invaded. He and his unit refuse to surrender so they hid in the jungles and helped started a intelligence and guerrilla units to fight of the Japanese. His wife, my grandmother nearly survived the Japanese almost got raped by them.
Humanity is capable of such incredible feats, and such unthinkable atrocities
@bearchay889 That would be rather cool. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
My uncle Richard H. Mayberry survived the death march, only to die on a Hell ship, the Oryoku Maru....
Im proud to be here in bataan
I saw a documentary on the Bataan march, it's really a sad thing, hats off to all of the men who made it across.
Nice vlog...
ilove bataan