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Death March

The Bataan Death March was a forced 63-mile march of 72,000 American and Filipino prisoners by the Japanese during World War II, resulting in an estimated 7,000 to 10,000 deaths due to harsh conditions. The document reflects on the cruelty faced by the prisoners and emphasizes the need to honor their suffering while learning from this painful history to prevent future atrocities. It highlights the importance of moving on and healing from the past.

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Death March

The Bataan Death March was a forced 63-mile march of 72,000 American and Filipino prisoners by the Japanese during World War II, resulting in an estimated 7,000 to 10,000 deaths due to harsh conditions. The document reflects on the cruelty faced by the prisoners and emphasizes the need to honor their suffering while learning from this painful history to prevent future atrocities. It highlights the importance of moving on and healing from the past.

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           The Bataan Death March was the forced march of American and Filipino
prisoners of war by the Japanese during World War II. The 63-mile march began
with 72,000* prisoners from the southern end of the Bataan Peninsula on April 9,
1942. The horrible conditions and harsh treatment of the prisoners during the
Bataan Death March resulted in an estimated 7,000 to 10,000 deaths.
         Ang painting na ito ay nagpapakita kung paano ang mga Pilipino ay walang
pag-asa at walang kapangyarihan sa panahon nito, sila ay tinatrato nang husto at
hindi iginagalang. Nakikita natin kung paano pa rin nagsusumikap ang iba at
magpatuloy at magtiis ng gutom at lahat ng pinsala upang mabuhay. This Bataan
Death March typically took each group around five days to complete the March
which is very harsh. IMAGINE, they could experience dehydration, starvation,
exhaustion, and injuries. We can see how others still strive and manage to continue
and endure hunger and all injuries to live. Historians try to explain the history of
these horrible events, but only those who survived the march actually know how
awful and cruel it really was. Filipino and American soldiers were treated like
puppets worse treated like animals and even made them drink water from swamps,
giving them little food or nothing to eat, death march is literally a march for your
own death as if you were like attending your own funeral . After reading about the
Bataan Death March, I think I can honestly say that no one in the time period had a
heart. I know cruel actions take place around the world today but not like what
happened during the time of World War II, well for the reasons. The reasons that
people were treated cruelly were a bit absurd. The message here is that Death
March was not easy to overcome or fight. So, we should honor our brave
fellowmen who were involved in the said tragedy. They do not deserve the cruelty
of the world; they do not deserve to suffer. This shows, the scenes of hopelessness
and despair. These are ghosts of the past, time passed apologies and memorials
have been made. Moving on is the road to healing the pain and suffering from
memories from the past. It is one of the most painful histories which cannot be
undone but moving on. Learning from past mistakes and helping each other to
ensure this kind of event will never be repeated again.

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