Escort WWII Bataan Survivors, Pittsburgh/Wellsburg, WV, 23, 24 JUN 11
The PGR has been invited in escorting WWII Veterans who survived the Bataan Death March. Approximately 72000 American and Filipino Soldier were forced to march 70 miles through the jungle and routinely denied food and water. In total some 18000 to 20000 of the POWs died on the Bataan Death March. Our Brave Veterans will go to the Wellsburg Library which is home to the American Defenders of Batann & Corregor Museum and research Center that includes artifacts, documents and books of this…