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​A video salute in honor of all Bataan Veterans:

By Dan Owen, Houston TX - six-time veteran of the Annual Bataan Memorial Death March marathon at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
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Mr. San Juan Antonio (Left), and, Mr. Elias Saavedra (Right)
Cibola County's last Bataan POW Survivors - as of the April 2012 ceremony.
["Sam" Antonio passed away on July 12, 2012 - below, left]
[Elias Saavedra passed away on June 4, 2014 - below, right]
Rest In Peace At Last 
"Their days are done, their battles won - heroes all"

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