BEAUTY CONTEST AND HEALTH CONTEST To do away with our weariness and boredom, Col. Valdes held a contest among our members. We were to select among candidates who were willing to display their almost naked bodies and flex their muscles and display their best smiles “the most beautiful body” and “the most healthy body.” The […]
1994 Memoir – 100. Wooden Clog & Chess Set
A WOODEN CLOG FASHIONED With the use of my sharp Army knife, I fashioned a wooden clog, or “BAKIA”, for my use instead of my shoes inside our quarters that had mud flooring and outside when I went out to the muddy latrine or toilets. My companions envied my bakia because their shoes got wet […]
1994 Memoir – 99. Search For Elix
As soon as I got settled, I started looking for my brother from one camp and group to another, but no one saw him there. Dr. Luis Bersamin, of Bangued, told me that Elix was a close friend of his and if I found him, to let him know. When I got assigned for duty […]
1994 Memoir – 98. Life In The P.O.W. Camp
Upon arrival in the CAPAS CONCENTRATION CAMP (CCC), I was immediately assigned to guard the barrels of water drawn from the nearby river. That same night I took a bath and washed my clothes, using the shaving cream as my soap. I felt very good. Praise the Lord! Later on Capt. Geronimo Siwa, who shared […]
1994 Memoir – 97. A P.O.W. Dies By My Side
Before we went to sleep, a P.O.W. by my side confided to me that he was too weak and couldn’t make it until the following day. He told me his name, his address, and his parents’ name to inform them what happened to him as a P.O.W. When I woke up the following morning, he […]
1994 Memoir – 96. Arriving In San Fernando
OUR ARRIVAL IN SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA I cannot exactly remember how many days we walked from Bataan to San Fernando, Pampanga, but to me it was like a LIFETIME! We were herded into a school house, where we rested and were served burned rice and hot water! To us this was a real FEAST although […]
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