Sunday, December 25, 2016

"So, foolish or brave, we displayed the American flag on Christmas Day, 1943."

Abandoned on Bataan: One Man's Story of Survival
     
by Oliver "Red" Allen


Page 152:

"So, foolish or brave, we displayed the American flag on Christmas Day, 1943. We hung it up in the barracks and sang patriotic songs and carols and had a wonderfully good feeling."
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"Of course, it wasn't long before the Japanese came and took it away. The white rat had squealed. No particular punishment was meted out. I guess they thought taking the flag was enough. It was."


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