Surviving the Bataan Death March

Lester Tenney, a 94-year-old survivor of the Bataan Death March, speaks about enduring the forced 60-mile POW march during World War II.

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My cousin, Wilbur Pickett of Wesson, Ms. survived the march and more than five years in the death camp. Although he returned home to marry and have children, he never recovered and committed suicide .

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God Bless You, Lester Tenney, for sharing your story,

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What a hero! This people were whitout doubt the GREATEST GENERATION!

[@jerrycrumly2107]

My wife's Uncle John Henry Spigler Capt. US. Army Was at Corregidor. He was listed as missing. In all of our research we have not been able find if he was killed at Corregidor or on the death march. We hope that there might be a chance that Mr. Tenney might have known Uncle John however slight it might be. His wife name was Virginia and they were from Salam OR.

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Tell me again how dropping the bomb was a war crime.

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WOW!!!!

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wow! lit

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You will be happy that you at least got back from Bataan Lester! We know what US (white) soldiers did to Filipinos. US used Filipino soldiers as protection of whites, Filipino was always the front line to battle against Japan. Bataan March was only 120KM! Big deal! Japan never expected that 70000 US soldiers were going to give up and become POW. Should have fought to the end, Mr. Lester Tenney!!