Albert Brown died at 105 years old, according to the ABC News link sent to us by ROS. he was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and survived for three years in their custody despite the odd that he wouldn’t. Of the 78,000 prisoners captured with him, 11,000 died along the 65-mile march from Baatan to their Japanese POW camp;
By the time the war ended in 1945, the 40-year-old Brown was nearly blind, had weathered a broken back and neck and suffered through more than a dozen diseases including malaria, dysentery and dengue fever.
He took two years to mend, and a doctor told him to enjoy the next few years because he had been so decimated he would be dead by 50.
The article mentions a newly released book about mr. brown’s experiences in the war “Forsaken Heroes of the Pacific War: One Man’s True Story” writen with kevin Moore, but I don’t see it on Amazon.
“The underlying message for today’s returning veterans is that there’s hope, not to give in no matter how bleak the moment may seem,” added Moore, whose nephew just returned from military duty in Afghanistan. “You will persevere and can find the promise of a new tomorrow, much like Doc had found.”
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Rest easy, Mr. Brown.
here’s hoping his burdens are laid down at last
You can order the book “Forsaken Heroes of the Pacific War” by going to: http://www.donmorrowvoiceovertraining.com/voiceovertraining/order.html
You will not find it on amazon.