In 1942, 72,000 captured American and Filipino prisoners of war were forced by Japanese troops to walk from the Bataan Peninsula to prison camps spread throughout the Luzon region of the North Island. Due to sweltering heat, denial of provisions, heinous brutalization and unrelenting exhaustion, only 54,000 soldiers survived what was to become known as the Death March.
Filipino WWII Veteran and Death March survivor, Faustino "Peping" Baclig takes you on a first-hand journey on location in the Philippines of his experiences of the Bataan Death March. This film portrays a full-bodied account of his life before, during and after the march, with special emphasis on his ongoing struggle for the rights of Filipino Veterans in America. This story will touch anyone who has been touched by war.
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