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SURVIVOR Featured on KVIE 6 Check it out on the Share A Story page of the KVIE website. The Bataan Death March Revisited: May 9-12 This week, SURVIVOR author Francisco Lovato will be embarking on a 4 day journey, in tribute to his father's incredible ordeal in the horrific Bataan Death March. Early this Thursday morning, Lovato will be setting out to hike 60 miles of backroads from Penn Valley to Sacramento, a distance equal that of the Death March. To see the march route, visit: www.mapmyrun.com Click here to Contact the Author
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SURVIVOR Excerpts from the book
The incredible true story of American patriot, Msgt. Frank N. Lovato, Bataan Death March survivor and POW of the Japanese Written by Francisco L. Lovato
December 8, 1941 (7th across the International Dateline) What a beautiful peaceful Sunday morning in paradise, I thought as I looked out at the tropical panorama of green foliage, soft blue sky and thin high clouds over Clark Airfield, Luzon, Philippines. Even though we were on full alert following the startling information earlier in the morning that Pearl Harbor had been attacked by the Japanese, the sound of birds chirping in the acacia trees made it feel like another day in paradise.
Moments later…
Suddenly, mirror-bright objects began falling from the bellies of the oncoming planes. Without warning the peaceful morning erupted with the high-pitched sound of bombs screaming through the air. Almost immediately, the air raid sirens signaled that we were under attack. |
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 23:23 |
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