I'd have to agree with the 'Most people' statement.
Very few people do know what went on not only with the Death March,
but afterwards.
The death rates in the Camp, the 'Hell Ships' which made the Camps seem friendly?
It really goes on and on.
Not just Bataan, but the whole Pacific war is full of examples of mass slaughter.
One of my Grand Fathers fought in the Pacific.
I remember to this day some of the things he told me about.
As I grew older and would ask him for more stories,
He finally reached a point where he would not talk about it.
Not until I served in Combat did I understand why he felt that way.
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