My writing partner Pat Avery and I are working on a series of books that record the experiences of veterans and POWs. Check here to follow our progress.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
World War II Veteran & Author, Billy D. Templeton
World War II veteran, survivor of the infamous Bataan Death March and author of "Manila Bay Sunset, Billy Templeton with Evelyn Harless at the 2007 Military Vehicle Preservation Society Convention in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Worn cold And haggard Hungry to the bone A struggling group Staggered through The valley Not seeing Not hearing Not feeling Sickly skin Held they erect And stretched tight, In contrast to what once was.
It was the most terrible of times When death was sudden And swift No more pain only silence could be heard echoing from the tunnel of death.
~ Shorty Estabrook, Survivor of the Tiger Death March, Korea, 1950
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