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1941-1945WORLD WAR II
TELLS THE STORY OF AMERICAN SERVICEMEN WHO WERE CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE IN THE FALL OF BATAAN. THE MEN SUFFERED STARVATION, DISEASE, FORCED TO WALK THE DEATH MARCH TO PRISON CAMPS, BEATEN, KILLED & ABUSED.

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WWII COMBAT EXPLOSIONS
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JUNGLE COMBAT
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DECEMBER 1941: JAPANESE SOLDIERS RALLYING WITH LEADER. YELLING "BONZAI!". BATTLE AT SEA. RALLYING TROOPS, WAR SCENES.
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PLANES, BOMBS, IN THE PACIFIC. DEAD BODIES IN JUNGLES OF BATAAN
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JAPANESE SOLDIERS SHOUTING, CHANTING, RAISING HANDS HIGH IN AIR READYING THEMSELVES FOR WAR.
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DROPPING BOMBS
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JUNGLE HUT EXPLODES
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MONTAGE NEWSPAPER HEADLINES ABOUT JAPANESE WAR PROGRESSION.
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BATTLE FOOTAGE: AMERICAN SOLDIER THROWS GRENADE, EXPLOSION. LOW ANGLE U.S. FLAG. AMERICAN &
PHILIPPINO TROOPS, SOLDIERS HIDING IN JUNGLE.
FIGHTING, RUNNING
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SEQUENCE OF STILLS & BATTLE FOOTAGE
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BOMB EXPLOSION TURNS FROM B&W TO COLOR
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SOLDIERS WALKING ALONG ROAD SCATTER WHEN ATTACKED BY PLANES FLYING OVERHEAD
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COMBAT FOOTAGE, BATAAN: SOLDIER AIMING GUN IN AIR;
BRIDGE BLOWS UP; SOLDIERS RUN; FILIPPINO SOLDIER LOOKING UP THROUGH BINOCULARS; PLANE DROPS BOMB;
U.S. SOLDIERS RUNNING THROUGH SWAMPY GROUND;
GUNNERS LAYING ON GROUND; U.S. SOLDIERS LOOKING GLUM
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FEBRUARY 8, 1942. BATAAN: SMOKE FILLS THE AIR.
SOLDIERS RUN THROUGH JUNGLES.
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DEAD JAPANESE SOLDIERS LEFT WHERE THEY FELL.
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VULTURES FLY OFF DEAD TREE LIMBS
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MORE BATTLE FOOTAGE IN BATAAN PENINSULA. JAPANESE SOLDIERS WALKING
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JAPANESE GENERAL HOMMA IN HIS OFFICE, STUDYING MAP
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HUGE JAPANESE FLAG HELD BY JAPANESE SOLDIERS
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CU SOLDIER SHARPENING BAYONET SWORD.
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MONTAGE CLEANING, PUTTING BULLETS IN GUNS
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CU JAPANESE SOLDIERS
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APRIL 3, 1942. BATAAN: HUGE CANONS FIRING, HITTING TARGETS; SOLDIERS COVERING HEADS FROM FALLING DEBRIS; MACHINE GUNS
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BATTLE FOOTAGE, BATAAN PENINSULA: SOLDIERS STRUGGLE THROUGH JUNGLE SWAMPS, RUNNING. AMERICAN TROOPS FALL BACK
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MACARTHUR IN AUSTRALIA
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AMERICAN SOLDIERS RUNNING THROUGH JUNGLES OF BATAAN FLEEING EN MASSE TOWARD CORREGIDOR SCATTERING. RUN LIKE HELL.
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NIGHT COMBAT FOOTAGE.
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AERIAL OF CORREGIDOR ISLAND
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NATURE SHOTS: HUGE MOON OVER WATER; CU WAVES OF WATER
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MONTAGE DEBRIS CRASHING AGAINST SHORE OF CORREGIDOR. BROKEN BITS OF BOATS
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WAVES WASH UP DEAD AMERICAN SOLDIERS. ROLL ONTO SHORE. MONTAGE OF DEAD SOLDIERS IN SHORE OF CORREGIDOR.
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AMERICAN FLAG FLOATING IN WATERS OF PACIFIC
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PANS AMERICAN & PHILLIPINE PRISONERS OF WAR.
FOOTAGE OF US SOLDIERS CAPTURED BY JAPANESE. TONS OF PRISONERS
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BATAAN DEATH MARCH. MASSIVE LINE OF SOLDIERS WALKING TO O'DONNELL PRISON CAMP.
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SOLDIER TOO WEAK TO WALK IS CARRIED IN MAKE-SHIFT STRETCHER.
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PAN CAPTURED FILIPINO SOLDIERS
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MONTAGE WAR SCENES. STILLS & LIVE
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SHARPENING BAYONET BLADE
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MAY 4, 1942: BATTLE FOOTAGE. BOMBS; SOLDIERS RUNNING; EXPLOSIONS; ARTILLERY SHELLS; DESTROYING BRIDGE.
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MASSIVE EXPLOSION
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BOMBER PLANES IN FORMATION; BOMBS DROP; MEN LOAD HUGE CANONS. SOLDIERS LOADING & FIRING ROUNDS FROM HUGE ARTILLERY GUNS
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SEQUENCE OF EXPLOSIONS LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT
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MAY 5, 1942: MONTAGE JAPANESE TROOPS INVADING CORREGIDOR ISLAND. JAPANESE TROOPS READY ON SHIP
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JAPANESE TROOPS CLOSING IN ON MELINTA TUNNEL
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HUGE EXPLOSION AT ENTRANCE OF TUNNEL
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MONTAGE WOUNDED AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN HOSPITAL.
SOLDIER WITH CAST ON ARM STICKING STRAIGHT UP.
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GENERAL WAINWRIGHT SURRENDERS TO HOMMA. SURRENDER MEETING WAINWRIGHT, DOOLEY, HOMMA
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CU WAINWRIGHT
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AFTER MEETING JAPANESE WALKING DOWN STEPS OUT OF MEETING PLACE
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AMERICAN SOLDIERS AFTER SURRENDER HANDS UP
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TROOPS MARCHING STILLS & FOOTAGE
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GENERAL WAINWRIGHT WITH SOLDIERS WALK PAST PEOPLE WATCHING ON ROAD ON TO MANCHURIA, CIRCA 1944
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AUGUST 1944: BOMBS DROPPING OUT OF PLANES HITTING TARGETS. AMERICAN BOMBER PLANES HIT PHILIPPINES
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NIGHT SHOTS OF EXPLOSIONS. GENERAL MACARTHUR FACE LIT UP BY BLASTS
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DECEMBER 1944: PRISON SHIP CARRYING US SOLDIERS TO JAPAN. ORAGUA MARU SAILS. JAPANESE CREW GIVES SIGNAL. CAPTAIN SAILS. CU HUGE CHAIN LINK
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HATCH OPENS IN CEILING ABOVE SHIP HOLD
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UNMARKED PRISON SHIPS BEING BOMBED BY AMERICAN SUBMARINES
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U.S. PLANES BOMBING CONVOY OF SHIPS. DIVE BOMBING
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PLANE MAKES DIRECT HIT ON SHIP. JAPANESE JUMP OFF INTO WATER. PRISONERS SWIM TO SHORE
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PRISONER SHIP SAILING AT NIGHT
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CLOUDS MOVING ACROSS SUN
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DECK OF PRISONER SHIP COVERED IN ICE. WINDSHIELD WIPER ON SHIP WATER SPILLS ONTO DECK FREEZING
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POV FROM PLANE OF SNOW-COVERED MT FUJI IN JAPAN.
BOMBING JAPAN
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POV IN JET FIGHTER PLANE WATCHING BOMBS FALL TO GROUND.
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BATTLE FOOTAGE, EARLY 1945, JAPAN.
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WOUNDED ON STRETCHERS
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CU WARNING SIREN ON TOP OF BUILDING
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JAPANESE CIVILIANS GOING UNDERGROUND. PROTECTION FROM BOMBS. RUNNING THROUGH SACK TUNNELS. RUNNING DOWN STAIRS OF BUILDING AS ITS BEING BOMBED.
BOMBING RAID
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LONG LINE OF JAPANESE COMING OFF SHIP CARRYING BOXES WITH ASHES OF DEAD JAPANESE SOLDIERS IN THEM.
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JAPANESE WOMEN AT TABLE COLLECTING LOVED ONES REMAINS-ASHES. CREMATED
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ATOMIC BOMB EXPLOSION, MUSHROOM CLOUD.
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CU CHAIN ON FENCE SHOT OFF BY BULLET
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MONTAGE SURVIVORS AT END OF WAR. EMACIATED BUT HAPPY TO BE ALIVE. AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN TRUCK WAVING US FLAG
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WOUNDED CARRIED ON STRETCHER
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JAPANESE SOLDIERS SURRENDERING WEAPONS TO US
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SURRENDER PAPERS BEING SIGNED BY JAPANESE
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AMPUTEE SURVIVOR WIPES TEARS FROM EYES. LEFT ARM GONE, STUMP LEFT.
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JAPANESE SOLDIERS BOWING AS AMERICANS PASS
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AERIAL OVER WAINWRIGHT'S WELCOME HOME PARADE ROUTE.
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"WELCOME GENERAL WAINWRIGHT" ON NEWSREEL THEATRE MARQUEE
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IN WASHINGTON SURVIVORS OF BATAAN WATCH AS GENERAL WAINWRIGHT IS GIVEN CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR & 4TH STAR FROM PRESIDENT TRUMAN
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SOLDIERS REUNITED WITH FAMILY MEMBERS, COMING OFF SHIP
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