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    Bataan Death March: Airman Honors POW grandfather [Image 4 of 4]

    Bataan Death March: Airman Honors POW grandfather

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    01.01.1946

    Photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider 

    23rd Wing

    US. Army soldier Ricardo Plana, and his wife, Emerenciana Plana, pose for a photo in the Philippines, in between 1946 and 1949. Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ricardo Plana and thousands more prisoners of war were forced to march 70 miles before entering concentration camps during WWII. To honor his and other POW’s sacrifices, Plana’s grandson, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Max Biser, 23d Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge of confinement, marched 26.2 miles, March 19, 2017, at White Sands Missile Range, N. M. (courtesy photo)

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 01.01.1946
    Date Posted: 03.23.2017 09:10
    Photo ID: 3251771
    VIRIN: 170320-F-XX111-1004
    Resolution: 320x320
    Size: 42.97 KB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA

    Web Views: 56
    Downloads: 4

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