Skipper,

Some 20,000 plus men died on that march during the course of a week, the force that surrendered was close to four times that number. No water or food, no medical attention for the sick or wounded, no rest for 65 miles moving in tropical heat. More died when they reached the over crowded holding areas. The japs made great sport of it, if a man could not stay on his feet he was shot, beaten or bayoneted, and left dead on the trail as others had to walk past or over them. If a Filipino civilian tried to assist any of them they were killed as well.

These stories all made their way to all the men down South in '42, they beheaded airmen and officers, with the heads displayed on poles, some were crucified and left to die in the sun. Surrender was never an option from that point forward.

This was their highly regarded Bushido warriors code.

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All the Best
Jack