The Bataan Death March was a horrific time in American history, that has been under a fair amount of speculation throughout the years. But how is it that such a gruesome time in American history goes vastly unremembered? From near starving to death, to being ruthlessly murdered and torchered during a 66 mile walk to a concentration camp, where the brutality would only continue. The Bataan Death March would be sure to leave its mark as an infamous and devastating time for the American people. But for many, they do not know this event ever even happened. However, from what I have read in various primary source newspaper articles in renowned papers such as The New York Times and The Chicago Tribune is that the overlooking of this event was quite intentional. The U.S. government did their best to metaphorically sweep the Bataan Death March under the rug. They did this because of their blatant disregard for their soldiers defending the Bataan Peninsula, their lack of action to rescue those captured, and their silencing of soldiers returning from combat. …show more content…
government did all that it could to keep the Death March a secret one must have some background knowledge to as of what the Bataan Death March really was. It was 1942 and WWII was in full swing. The U.S. was in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked the Bataan Peninsula and the Corregidor Island. The mix of american and filipino troops stood firm defending their territory for just about four months until circumstances forced their surrender. They were swiftly captured by the Japanese and forced to make a 66 mile trek to a Japanese concentration camp. Along the way they were brutally tortured and murdered. Many would die, in total 10,000