Monday, August 22, 2011

"Buffalo Bill's" godson laid to rest!

"Oldest Bataan Death March Survivor dies at age 105"



Snippet from the San Antonio EXPRESS - NEWS. Tuesday, August 16, 2011. By Jim Suhr / Associated Press.


"ST. LOUIS -- A doctor once told Albert Brown he shouldn't expect to make it to 50, given the toll taken by his years in a Japanese labor camp during World War II and the infamous, often - deadly march that got him there.

"But the former dentist made it to a 105, embodying the power of a positive spirit in the face of inordinate odds.

"Brown's account described the torment that came about every mile as the marchers passed wells U.S. troops dug for natives but weren't allowed to drink from once they became prisoners.

"Filipinos who tried to throw fruit to the marchers frequently were killed.

"Born in 1905 in North Platte, Nebraska, Brown was the godson of Wild West folk hero Buffalo Bill Cody, who often let the boy sit on his lap and tug his beard ..."

Man, talk about a slice of all - American history! :)

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