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The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer from Saisaih Pt. and Mariveles to Camp O’Donnell by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war which began on April 9, 1942, after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II.About 2,500–10,000 Filipino and 100–650 American prisoners of war died
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For every soul that walked in fear,Whose footsteps faded year by year,A rose shall bloom where shadows lay,To honor those who slipped away. For every name that was erased,For every tear that never tracedIts path down its cheeks was too cold, too numb,A rose for each heart overcome. For every cry the wind concealed,For silent
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I’ve written about Eddy Hamel before, but I wanted to revisit his story as we’re in the middle of the FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, with the finals set to take place in the United States — in East Rutherford, New Jersey in 2026. I hope his memory will be honored then. Eddy Hamel was
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Our differences are what unite us,Like colors blending in the sky,Each shade distinct—yet intertwined,Creating beauty, bright and high. A patchwork quilt, each stitch unique,Woven from threads of every hue,Our stories dance, our voices speak,Together strong, together true. For in the contrast, we find light,In every curve, a shared design,A melody of wrong and right,Each note
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A thousand lenses, thick with dust,lie tangled in a heap of rust,frames twisted like the lives they bore,left broken there upon the floor. Each pair once rested on a nose,brought blurred lives close and clear;each bridge and temple bent and worn,a testament to seeing here. Round, thin, and wire-bound,child-sized frames to old, stout rims—each one
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“A World Without Heroes” is a song by the American rock band KISS, featured on their 1981 concept album Music from “The Elder.” The song stands out for its departure from the band’s traditional hard rock style, leaning more toward a ballad with softer and more emotional tones. It was co-written by band members Paul
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It is hard to fathom what this man must have felt doing the sport he loved, whilst he was imprisoned in Auschwitz.Every match he boxed was literally a match to the death for either him or his opponent. Salamo Arouch (January 1, 1923 – April 26, 2009) was a Jewish Greek boxer, the Middleweight Champion
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This is something that always intrigued me. How many serial killers were there during WWII and got away with it because they joined the various death squads? Where they could kill authorized by the Nazi regime, and indeed the regimes of the other axis nations. And what differentiated those who were captured and brought to
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If I could turn back time, would I bring my lost loved ones back to life?Or would I, in doing so, only return them to more pain and suffering? If I could turn back time, would I revisit the place where I first met my wife?Would she still be there, smiling the same way?How different
History of Sorts 