Fallen

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     Araw ng Kagitingan ( 'Day of Valor'), also known as Bataan Day and Bataan and Corregidor Day, is a national observance in the Philippines which commemorates the fall of Bataan during World War II on April 9.



    Major General Edward P. King, Jr., the commander of the Luzon Force, Bataan, surrendered more than 76,000 starving and disease-ridden soldiers (64,000 Filipinos and 12,000 Americans) to Japanese troops at dawn on April 9, 1942, against the orders of Generals Douglas MacArthur and Jonathan Wainwright, The soldiers were kept prisoner and forced to walk the notorious 140kilometer Bataan Death March to Camp O'Donnell in Capas, Tarlac. The march was six days long. Dehydration, heat prostration, and untreated wounds claimed the lives of thousands. Only about 54,000 of the 76,000 prisoners made it to their final destination; the precise death toll is difficult to estimate because thousands of prisoners managed to escape from the guards.



    Mount Samat National Shrine in Pilar, Bataan is typically the focal point of the celebration. The President of the Philippines, the Governor of Bataan, the US and Japanese ambassadors, and surviving veterans organizations are normally in attendance. The Day of Valor was declared a national holiday in the Philippines by Republic Act 3022. The law, which was passed by Congress in 1961, stipulates that a moment of silence be observed by residents and government offices as part of the commemoration of Bataan Day.

     The story of the Fall of Bataan is indeed a tragic one, but it is not one plucked from fiction novels. It is a tragedy that will live on the pages of our history.

 

References:

Jove Moya, April 8, 2021, Do You Know Why We Remember ‘Araw ng Kagitingan’?, Philippines Tatler, Retrieved from https://ph.asiatatler.com/life/heres-everything-that-happened-on-araw-ng-kagitingan 

 

Karla Nina Mallannao, April 15, 2019, 77th Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) Celebration of the Heroes, The Jenry, Retrieved from https://thejerny.com/travel/77th-araw-ng-kagitingan-bataan/ 

 

Bataan Day, Wikipedia, Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan_Day

Comments

  1. Ashley John12 May 2021 at 04:10

    I admire that you included not only the background of the event but also how others celebrate it. The article is informative. And overall, your blog is well-written. Have a pleasant day and stay safe!

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  2. Nicolette21 May 2021 at 19:22

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