Abandoned on Bataan: One Man's Story of Survival
"On that Christmas Day we did a brave, and perhaps foolish thing. One of the men had an American flag that he had managed to bring in with him. He must have come from Corregador, as the men on the march could have never brought it in. 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. Our rations had been doubled for the day and we felt less empty than usual. It was a day to remember, the day we got to see our flag again. Even if it was patched and faded, it was the Stars and Stripes."
Abandoned on Bataan: One Man's Story of Surival - Chapter 17
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