Some news of World War II.
1. 66th ANNIVERSARY OF BATAAN DEATH MARCH-- April 9th, in Santa Fe, NM, seven state survivors of the infamous march were honored. There were 1800 New Mexico National Guardsmen stationed in the Philippines and half did not survive the march.
The survivors said that 16 more had died this past year.
2. DOOLITTLE MUSEUM IN LACROSSE, WI-- Mark Doolittle has been operating a WWII museum in LaCrosse, Wi., since July with the main emphasis on Doolittle's Raid. Evidently, he is of no relation, but the last name and reading the book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" many years ago sparked his interest.
He has accumulated quite a bit of material on the subject which is displayed in the museum. One of his most prized possessions is a painting signed by 41 of the raiders.
The museum is open Wed-Friday at 1203 Caledonia Street in LaCrosse.
As We Rapidly Lose the Greatest Generation. --Cooter
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