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This is hallowed ground, scene of one of the notorious and saddest events in the history of war. Im oliver north. This is war stories. During world war ii, this was the site of camp odonnell. It was here in the spring of 1942 that the death march came to an end. For the survivors already suffering from disease and malnutrition, their ordeal was just beginning. In the next 40 days, more than 1600 of them would die at the hands of their brutal captors. During world war ii, over 130,000 u. S. Soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and guardsmen fell into the hands of our nations enemies. 17,000 of those brave souls died in captivity. Yet even in the bleakest of circumstances, many of them managed to fight on. Tonight, the heroes who survived against overwhelming odds. Join us for prisoners of the rising sun. We had little food. We we would talk about food a lot. There was a desperation. All the prisoners are dying here. Please send us food. And 60 years later, it sends a shiver down my spine.

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