A Family Remembers Their WWII Hero-Father—Who Survived The Deadliest March (Bataan) and the Worst Defeat in American History

Our American Stories

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Society & Culture, Documentary

4.3 • 737 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Estel Myers joined the military after an argument with his father and found himself on the frontlines of the Phillipines—and captured by the Japanese. His children tell the story of the man they knew after the war...and why they consider him their hero.

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