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Bataan Death March Memorial  
   

Bataan Death March Memorial

During World War II, U.S. troops surrendered to the Japanese in the Philippines. New Mexico's loss was greater than other states because the 200th/515th Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft Regiments were comprised mainly of troops from New Mexico.
White Sands

January 28th 2016
Geo: 32.3067, -106.778Now that Dave B has reached the lofty heights of sixty five years well-lived, we expect that he will start to shrink, begin wearing fedoras, drive with his turn signal on all the time, and start forgetting all of those distant childhood memories (and things that happened yesterday). There's not much we can do about the first three but we thought we might help with some ... read more
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American Flag Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
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