USS Bataan Dedication
THIS BRONZE IS A GIFT TO THE OFFICERS AND CREW OF THE USS BATAAN (LHD 5) FROM "THE BATTLING BASTARDS OF BATAAN." AN ORGANIZATON OF SURVIVORS FROM THE BATTLE OF BATAAN, 02 JANUARY-09 APRIL 1942. THE SUBSEQUENT "BATAAN DEATH MARCH", "THE HELL SHIPS", AND JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS. IT IS TO SERVE AS A REMINDER THAT THE PRECEPTS OF COURAGE, DEVOTION TO DUTY, AND SACRIFICE HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT BECOME OUTMODED. REMEMBER ALWAYS, "KEEP THE FAITH IN UR COUNTRY." "THE BATTLING BASTARDS OF BATAAN" 20 SEPTEMBER 1997
"The Bataan Garrison was destroyed due to its dreadful handicaps, but no Army in history more thoroughly accomplished it's mission." General of the Army Douglas MacArthur
