Honor and Care for our Veterans
During World War II, on April 9, 1942, 75,000 United States soldiers and Filipino soldiers were surrendered to Japanese forces after months of battling in extreme-climate conditions.
Soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese forces began the invasion of the Philippines. The capture of the Philippines was crucial to the Japanese. It would bring them one step closer to the control of the Southwest Pacific. The Philippines were just as important to the U.S. Having troops in the Philippines gave the U.S. footing in the Southwest Pacific. After the invasion of the Philippines, U.S.-Filipino troops defended the crucial lands.
These brave soldiers were responsible for the defense of the islands of Luzon, Corregidor, and the harbor-defense forts of the Philippines. They fought in a malaria-infested region, and survived on little portions of food. Some lived off of half or quarter rations. The soldiers lacked medical attention. U.S. medics did what they could to help their fellow soldiers. They fought with outdated equipment and virtually no air power.
The soldiers retreated to the Philippine Peninsula when Japanese forces were reinforced and overwhelmed the U.S.-Filipino soldiers.
On April 9, 1942, the U.S. and Filipino soldiers surrendered after seven months of battle combined with exposure to the extreme elements, disease, and lack of vital supplies. The tens of thousands of U.S. and Filipino soldiers were forced to become prisoners of war to the Japanese. The soldiers faced horrifying conditions and treatment as POWs.
The soldiers were deprived of food, water, and medical attention, and were forced to march 65 miles to confinement camps throughout the Philippines.
The captive soldiers were marched for days, approximately 65 miles through the scorching jungles of the Philippines. Thousands died. Those who survived faced the hardships of prisoner of war camps and the brutality of their Japanese captors.
The POWs would not see freedom until 1945 when U.S.-Filipino forces recaptured the lost territory.
In 1945, U.S.-Filipino forces recaptured the Philippines and freed the captive soldiers who were suffering in the confinement camps. These soldiers would be impacted by the poor conditions of the camps and the mistreatment by their Japanese captors. About one-third of the prisoners died from health complications after they were freed. (The above information is from Bataan.com).
My wife’s grandfather, Lyle C. Harlow, was one of the thousands who lived through the 65-mile march and almost four years as a prisoner of war. When he and the others who survived were freed, he came back to his wife in Kentucky who had also survived and a daughter born right after his departure overseas. He returned broken, weighing less than a hundred pounds and had to rebuild his life essentially from zero.
Harlow like thousands of others, never received a dime from the United States government after his release from the military. He received some VA medical benefits and would later die in a VA hospital. Until the last few years the VA has been a very undesirable place for medical attention but there has been improvement in recent years.
He and so many others had to rebuild their lives with no help from our country. This makes it difficult to understand how our government can consider handing out thousands of dollars to illegals pouring into our nation. Do we just hand them the American dream simply because they made it across our border?
Most Americans are charitable people. We do more than any nation to help others. Yet, when our homeless Veterans are sleeping on America’s streets while shelters, medical insurance and even cash are made available for those who are unwilling to salute our flag, hate our culture and despise many of our values, then something is seriously wrong.
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Dr. Glenn for United States Senate when ever Mitch’s term is over. Preacher that was so very well said.
May God bless out brave troops then now and future, may God help our Veterans who have suffered enough, far to much in fact. And our troops in the field today are hurting, their Commander and Chief is a complete imbecile. Why in the name of God would you give an illegal immigrant get a check or anything else when ONE Veteran lives homeless anywhere in America?
On Veterans day remember how many died so you can live as you please. Will God please bless America (pay no mind to the communist’s) again.
I believe it’s over the kids who was separated from their parents during Trump’s 4 years the government is getting sued they will more than likely have to pay something.
Someone who does not enter this country legally has no standing to sue anyone. Only in what’s left of Joe Biden’s mind do we owe them anything. And of course your pee brain.
What in the hell does your post have to do with this KAG? The story is what we owe our Vets. Do (of can) you read anything before you post nonsense?
Charley didn’t the story also say why are we paying illegals ? Please try to keep up Charley
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/new-lawsuit-seeks-damages-traumatized-children-and-parents-torn-apart-family
Charley best thing to do about the veterans is stop getting in those Stupid Wars other than that we do take care of our veterans and we should.
Kag, the ACLU as always has a suit against anyone who is white, a bit white or identifies as white. To sue does not mean to win. You may be Woke, but you need to wake op! We (America) don’t owe Mexicans ( or Central America ) one dime, not a one. All this Government money is simply taxes on people who earned money, THIS GOVERNMENT does not own anything that generates a profit, they live off taxpayers. Many people also live off taxpayers, are you one?
Well Philly I will put my Tax bills against yours anytime you want.
Philly they have a lawsuit against the government will they win or lose don’t know but it’s not been throwed out it’s still ongoing. As far as the ACLU has a suit against anyone don’t know don’t care. The question was why are we paying illegals money I tried to tell you what it’s about and you claim they can’t do it but they are been going on since 2019.
I don’t know if you know this but the United States Government is the biggest job creator in this country. In Fact the US Military is the biggest job creator in the world with out the Government Federal, State, County, or City there would be a lot less jobs.