1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:11,340 --> 00:00:14,060 yesterday , 3 00:00:15,570 --> 00:00:16,760 december 7th 4 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,990 1941 . A 5 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,450 date which will live in information . 6 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:33,840 Mm hmm , 7 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:38,040 mm hmm . 8 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,020 There were over 70,000 American and 9 00:00:51,020 --> 00:00:54,050 Filipino servicemen who surrendered at 10 00:00:54,050 --> 00:00:57,530 that time . So from that point , the 11 00:00:57,530 --> 00:00:59,530 Japanese were sort of overwhelmed . 12 00:00:59,530 --> 00:01:01,474 They weren't prepared to deal with 13 00:01:01,474 --> 00:01:03,474 70,000 prisoners and they wanted to 14 00:01:03,474 --> 00:01:05,697 move them out as quickly as possible to 15 00:01:05,697 --> 00:01:07,808 a camp camp O'Donnell which was about 16 00:01:07,808 --> 00:01:10,610 65 miles north of of the Bataan 17 00:01:10,610 --> 00:01:12,780 peninsula . Within just a few months , 18 00:01:12,790 --> 00:01:15,100 over 1500 American prisoners and over 19 00:01:15,100 --> 00:01:17,790 10,000 Filipino prisoners died in Camp 20 00:01:17,790 --> 00:01:20,290 O'Donnell with the result that by early 21 00:01:20,290 --> 00:01:23,790 summer the Japanese decided to close 22 00:01:23,790 --> 00:01:25,901 Camp O'Donnell . Most of the American 23 00:01:25,901 --> 00:01:28,012 prisoners were moved to a new camp at 24 00:01:28,012 --> 00:01:30,470 Camp Cabanatuan which for the first few 25 00:01:30,470 --> 00:01:32,748 months also had a very high death rate . 26 00:01:32,748 --> 00:01:36,250 As tragic as the events on Bataan were 27 00:01:36,250 --> 00:01:38,028 both in the combat and then the 28 00:01:38,028 --> 00:01:39,972 surrender and the death march that 29 00:01:39,972 --> 00:01:42,028 followed . They did create sort of a 30 00:01:42,028 --> 00:01:43,972 common experience for Filipino and 31 00:01:43,972 --> 00:01:46,028 american servicemen . There's always 32 00:01:46,028 --> 00:01:48,310 been a joint effort to memorialize the 33 00:01:48,310 --> 00:01:51,160 events on Bataan ever since . In the 34 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,160 case of the Philippine government , 35 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:55,490 there is a national shrine on one of 36 00:01:55,490 --> 00:01:58,610 the peaks Mount Samat on on Bataan and 37 00:01:58,610 --> 00:02:01,780 there's a gigantic cross there as a 38 00:02:01,780 --> 00:02:04,160 memorial and on the american side you 39 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,271 have the manila american cemetery and 40 00:02:06,271 --> 00:02:08,650 memorial which is the largest overseas 41 00:02:08,660 --> 00:02:12,600 US cemetery And there are over 17,000 42 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,600 soldiers buried there who died from 43 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:18,160 throughout the Pacific 44 00:02:18,640 --> 00:02:20,610 the horrors . The sufferings and 45 00:02:20,610 --> 00:02:23,320 sacrifices were equally shared by both 46 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,620 american and Filipino service members , 47 00:02:25,630 --> 00:02:28,750 particularly during the Bataan march as 48 00:02:28,750 --> 00:02:32,670 well as in the Cabanatuan pOW camps and 49 00:02:32,670 --> 00:02:35,060 it was in this crucible that bonds were 50 00:02:35,060 --> 00:02:37,340 forged , alliances were strengthened . 51 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:40,760 But it even speaks beyond just that how 52 00:02:40,770 --> 00:02:43,940 even after war , alliances with former 53 00:02:43,940 --> 00:02:47,140 enemies in the case this case Japan or 54 00:02:47,150 --> 00:02:49,372 strong partnerships with former enemies 55 00:02:49,372 --> 00:02:51,880 like Vietnam can be forged and can 56 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,950 continue to be strengthened for us in D . 57 00:02:54,950 --> 00:02:57,660 P . A part of this humanitarian effort 58 00:02:57,670 --> 00:03:00,520 is contributing to the strengthening of 59 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:02,750 those partnerships throughout the indo 60 00:03:02,750 --> 00:03:04,806 pacific in fact throughout the world 61 00:03:04,806 --> 00:03:08,360 are humanitarian work is essential to 62 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,700 providing answers in this case to 63 00:03:10,700 --> 00:03:13,340 families , but also answers that are 64 00:03:13,350 --> 00:03:15,572 owed to the service member who made the 65 00:03:15,572 --> 00:03:18,380 supreme sacrifice . These are 66 00:03:18,380 --> 00:03:21,050 individuals who , who died either in a 67 00:03:21,050 --> 00:03:23,510 prisoner of war camp or on the Bataan 68 00:03:23,510 --> 00:03:26,650 death march at Bataan death march was a 69 00:03:27,140 --> 00:03:29,660 5 to 10 day forced march that's aimed 70 00:03:29,660 --> 00:03:31,870 was to kill Filipino and U . S . 71 00:03:31,870 --> 00:03:35,750 Service members . Nothing I've done 72 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:38,773 compared to what they had to go through . 73 00:03:38,773 --> 00:03:41,770 Um you know , when you , when you say 74 00:03:41,770 --> 00:03:45,760 things like , you know , you you 75 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,093 stand on the shoulder of giants , right ? 76 00:03:48,093 --> 00:03:50,160 Like you're you weren't digging up 77 00:03:50,170 --> 00:03:52,960 these giants right ? Um 78 00:03:55,340 --> 00:03:58,150 dr you know emotionally . Mhm 79 00:04:00,140 --> 00:04:03,310 mhm mm hmm . 80 00:04:06,740 --> 00:04:09,420 I can't imagine the burdens they had 81 00:04:09,420 --> 00:04:11,476 the bear , right ? It's not just the 82 00:04:11,476 --> 00:04:13,860 personal burdens because they they have 83 00:04:13,860 --> 00:04:16,180 the same promise to each other that we 84 00:04:16,180 --> 00:04:20,040 have now with them red suit , they 85 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:21,873 don't think about their personal 86 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:24,440 burdens that they had to bear . The 87 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,440 personal hardships that they had to 88 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,551 endure . Um , they had to think about 89 00:04:28,551 --> 00:04:30,718 the men , the men to their left and to 90 00:04:30,718 --> 00:04:32,662 the right . American or filipino , 91 00:04:32,662 --> 00:04:35,760 right . I believe the memorial for the 92 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,020 Bataan Death March is literally an 93 00:04:38,020 --> 00:04:41,400 american carrying an american and then 94 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,511 on the other side is a filipino who's 95 00:04:43,511 --> 00:04:45,678 got his other shoulder right ? And and 96 00:04:45,678 --> 00:04:48,160 that captures it perfectly . The fact 97 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,980 is that there are 3200 service members 98 00:04:50,990 --> 00:04:53,760 unknown interred in Manila . 99 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,207 Just to put in perspective , if we did 100 00:04:57,207 --> 00:04:59,690 100 a year , it would take us 32 more 101 00:04:59,690 --> 00:05:02,120 years just to recover them not to I . d . 102 00:05:02,130 --> 00:05:04,300 I . d . them . So we have , we have an 103 00:05:04,300 --> 00:05:08,260 astronomical lifelong goal mission 104 00:05:08,260 --> 00:05:10,204 that's in front of us . So we know 105 00:05:10,204 --> 00:05:12,260 we're not , we know we're not done . 106 00:05:12,260 --> 00:05:14,180 We'll always keep going . I think 107 00:05:14,180 --> 00:05:16,236 that's the real honorable , the real 108 00:05:16,236 --> 00:05:18,236 noble task that we have before us . 109 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:22,640 Yeah . 110 00:05:29,840 --> 00:05:32,300 Mm hmm . Wonderful . 111 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:36,770 Mm hmm .