Air Force Master Sgt. (Ret.) Anton "Tony" Bilek, speaks with USS Bataan (LHD 5) commanding officer, Capt. Rick Snyder, about his days spent as a prisoner of war in a Japanese prison camp during World War II. Bilek is a Bataan Death March survivor, one of 75,000 American and Filipino troops forced to endure the Death March, a weeklong, ninety-mile hike involving more than 10,000 people. Bilek and his grandson (left) traveled from Illinois for a chance to see the ship.
Date Taken: | 10.18.2007 |
Date Posted: | 10.24.2007 12:56 |
Photo ID: | 62573 |
VIRIN: | 071018-N-3286A-052 |
Resolution: | 1500x2100 |
Size: | 623.31 KB |
Location: | PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, US |
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