Oliver tolentino bataan death

Free presentation at the SF Public Library on May 5
SIX days, 80 miles, under the searing heat of the sun—that was what made the Bataan Death March a treacherous journey. Although history books will tell to say that that approximately 2,, Filipino and American soldiers prisoners of war died before they reached their final destination, Camp O’Donnell in Tarlac.

Inside the camp, it was estimated that about 29, soldiers, majority of which were Filipinos, died. However, death tolls vary, especially on the side of Filipino POWs, because no one could determine how many prisoners have escaped.
It was the largest single surrender of American military troops in history, and because of the stigma of surrender, the men of Bataan have never been given their rightful place in history.

In , the G.I Bill of Rights granted benefits to all those who served during the war. But five months after, then President Truman signed the First Surplus Appropriation  Rescission Act in February , which a