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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Final Itinerary<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Honoring the World War II “Lost
Battalion”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">All Former Prisoners of World War
II<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><st1:date Year="2008" Day="16" Month="8"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Saturday,
August 16, 2008</SPAN></B></st1:date><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Ride
Captain: William (Bill) Crow (LASER)
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">
817 360-1819, <A title=mailto:aqsi6@msn.com
href="mailto:aqsi6@msn.com">aqsi6@msn.com</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Co- Captains:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Dom Massey
(Eagle) and Mike Brown (Choo-Choo)</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black">Mission</SPAN></B></st1:place><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black"> Profile:</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> N</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">TX Patriot Guard Riders HOTH:
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Lost Battalion Association Annual Reunion,
Saturday, August 16, 2008, 10:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. at the Omni Hotel at US
Highway 635 at Luna Road in Farmers Branch, Texas. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Mission</SPAN></B></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> Location:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A
title=http://tinyurl.com/5m6xc9
href="http://tinyurl.com/5m6xc9">http://tinyurl.com/5m6xc9</A></SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">__________________________________________________________________ </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Staging Information:
</SPAN></B><B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red">There are four (4) important Stage
requirements as follows:</SPAN></I></B><B><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">(1) 0900 (</SPAN></B><st1:time Minute="0"
Hour="9"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">9:00
a.m.</SPAN></B></st1:time><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">) The
Traveling Liberty Bell (David Hall) in-place under the main lobby drive through
in the outside lane </SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">at the Omni Hotel at US Highway 635 at
Luna Road in Farmers Branch, Texas.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">(2) 0915 (</SPAN></B><st1:time Minute="15"
Hour="9"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">9:15 a.m.</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">) The Patriot Guard Riders will stage and
park their bikes just south of the Omni Hotel main entrance drive through (in an
area designated) adjacent to the main hotel entrance.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Parking may be limited at this location
and others may have to park at another (yet to be designated)
location.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">(3) 0915 (</SPAN></B><st1:time Minute="15"
Hour="9"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">9:15 a.m.</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The PGR Flag Masters truck will be in place in designated area with 100
flags.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As the PGR Riders arrive all
riders proceed to the Flag Master vehicle and receive a flag.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please leave the flag “furled” until at
your posted location.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>PGR personnel
will be available to direct you to your post location.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Once at your post, please un-furl the
flag and begin doing what we do best, “Stand Tall and Silent with Honor and
Respect”.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">(4)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>0915 (</SPAN></B><st1:time Minute="15" Hour="9"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">9:15 a.m.</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">) The Bagpiper (Mr. Steven Creed) will be
in place at the location of the Traveling </SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Liberty</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Bell</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> at the main entrance to the
hotel.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">We should have time to assemble, brief and
post as the Heroes will emerge from the hotel at 1000 (</SPAN></B><st1:time
Minute="0" Hour="10"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">10:00 a.m.</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<DIV
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red">Please remember, the Patriot Guards Riders
attendance is a complete surprise to the Heroes and family members.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In that regard, when you arrive please
be a quiet as possible.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></DIV>
<DIV
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1.5pt solid">
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></DIV>
<P><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Weather:
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">The weather
</SPAN><st1:date Year="2008" Day="16" Month="8"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Saturday August 16,
2008</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> is expected
to be near 95 degrees F, with a 30% chance of rain showers. The weather
always presents a serious need for hydration by all participants. Drink
adequate amounts of water and or electrolyte enhanced liquid prior to and during
the mission.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Mission</SPAN></B></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> Coordination:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Patriot Guard Ride Captains will be on
location at the Omni Hotel prior to your arrival to direct you to the designated
parking and where the flag line will be located.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Hosts of the “Lost Battalion”
reunion are providing water located at our flag line.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There may be <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">many</I> additional riders attend this HOTH
and the water may not be sufficient for all who attend.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please be prepared with water and or
other appropriate liquids for your own use if necessary. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Iron Horses if you can, cages are
always welcome and appreciated. The Support Truck with flags will be there.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Please remember that our
mission is to stand tall and silent, with honor and respect for this veteran and
his family.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> Respectfully Submitted,
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Bill Crow
(LASER)</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><st1:place><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">North
Texas</SPAN></B></st1:place><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> PGR Ride
Captain</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">
</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"></SPAN>__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black">Order of Service (What we are going to
do)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">PRG Riders will form two lines of flags
(9’ spacing) from the main lobby elevators to and out of the main entrance to
the hotel.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Additionally we will
form a circling line to the left of the Traveling
</SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Liberty</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Bell</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> (as you are looking at and or facing the
Traveling </SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Liberty</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Bell</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">) to the edge of the drive through.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">On the right of the Traveling
</SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Liberty</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Bell</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">, we will form a flag line to the
auxiliary entrance just to the south of the hotel main entrance.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Depending on the number of participants
we may continue the flag line in a corridor in the hotel.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Best hope is we will have near 100
riders).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red">We
must be in place and have flags posted no later that 0945
(</SPAN></I></B><st1:time Minute="45" Hour="9"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red">9:45 a.m.</SPAN></I></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red">)
to ensure we are posted prior to any early arrival of the
Heroes.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">The Bagpiper will proceed to the elevator
in the main lobby and on signal will begin to “pipe”.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The elevator doors are expected to open
at 1000 (</SPAN></B><st1:time Minute="0" Hour="10"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">10:00 a.m.</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">) sharp with the Heroes and family members
ready to begin the walk to the Traveling </SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Liberty</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Bell</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The Bagpiper will” pipe” and begin a slow dirge walk to the Traveling
Liberty Bell and will curl around to the bell’s left (south) side of the flag
line allowing all of the Heroes to stand or sit directly in front of the
Traveling Liberty Bell.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Heroes
families will be behind them.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(We
are expecting 100-125 family members in attendance). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">When all Heroes and family members are in
place Mr. Hall will begin to toll the Traveling
</SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Liberty</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Bell</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> an appropriate number of times (7
indicating completion) and then inform the Heroes and families about the meaning
of the bell. (3-4 minutes) Following that time, Mr. Hall will invite the Heroes
(as many as will and can) to salute and ring the bell.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Following the Traveling Liberty
</SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Bell</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> activity, The PGR Ride Captain will share
a moment of information regarding the PGR Challenge Coin and will ask 15-18 PGR
Riders to step forward and present the Challenge Coins to the Heroes.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Following the challenge coin presentation,
The Traveling Liberty Bell will once again toll the number of times representing
the number of Heroes that have past since the Lost Battalion Reunion last
year.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Immediately following the
tolling of the bell the Bagpiper will begin to “pipe” and lead the departing
Heroes and family members along the PGR flag line into the auxiliary entrance
doors just south of the main lobby entrance, along our flag line and into the
conference room for the memorial service.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The Heroes and family members will proceed to the conference room on the
first floor for a 30-40 minute memorial service dedicated to those POW that have
passed since the last reunion.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited
to bring the flags and form a circle around the memorial service room and remain
for the memorial service.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>After all
Heroes and family members have made their way into the memorial service room the
PGR should enter silently and proceed to circle around the walls to provide
walls of flags for the service.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Following the memorial service the Patriot
Guard Riders have been invited to meet and greet and share light finger food and
drink with the Heroes and families on the 12<SUP>th</SUP> floor meeting
area.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">I think the outside PGR activities will take
approximately 15-17 minutes if we move along
appropriately.<o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">This is an opportunity to see and meet
some of the last living Heroes of World War II. All were POW incarcerated
by the Japanese. This HOTH may be (is) a once in a lifetime privilege for
our North Texas Patriot Guard Riders as these men are survivors of the harshest
form of human abuse ever recorded and are true living American
Heroes.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<DIV
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1.5pt solid">
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">“Please be flexible as we honor these
Heroes”.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Things do not always
happen according to best laid plans”.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">William (Bill) Crow,
(LASER)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">North Texas Patriot Guard Ride
Captain<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Don Massey (Eagle) and Mike Brown (Choo -
Choo) are co-captains for this HOTH event. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">The following is a brief synopsis of the
history of the Lost Battalion and the men of the USS Houston that we are
supporting. </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black">History of the Lost
Battalion:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black">2nd Battalion,
131st Field Artillery, 36th Infantry Division,</SPAN></I></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><st1:State><st1:place><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black">Texas</SPAN></I></B></st1:place></st1:State><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black"> Army National Guard</SPAN></I></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black">And
</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black">Survivors of the
USS Houston, “The </SPAN></I></B><st1:City><st1:place><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black">Battle</SPAN></I></B></st1:place></st1:City><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black"> of the
</SPAN></I></B><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black">Java</SPAN></I></B></st1:PlaceName><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></I></B><st1:PlaceType><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black">Sea</SPAN></I></B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black">”</SPAN></I></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">It is with great pride and
historical interest, the 2nd Battalion 131st Field Artillery, 36th Infantry
Division, Texas Army National Guard is the "Most Decorated Unit" in Texas War
History and the Heavy Cruiser USS Houston is the "Most Decorated Vessel" of its
class in the US Fleet.</SPAN></I></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">The
<B><I>Lost Battalion Association</I></B> is composed of the men of the <B><I>2nd
Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National
Guard </I></B>and <B><I>those men who swam ashore from the
Cruiser USS Houston (CA-30)</I></B> during the <B><I>"Battle of the
Java Sea"</I></B>, when she was heavily battle damaged and sank, and <B><I>those
who survived 42 months of "Hell" as prisoners of the Japanese during World War
II.</I></B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">The
Japanese incarcerated all of the American prisoners from the <I>131st Field
Artillery</I> (less </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style="COLOR: black">E
Battery</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="COLOR: black">) and the <I>USS
Houston</I> together in the <I>10th Battalion Bicycle Camp</I>, a former Dutch
installation in </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Batavia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> (</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Jakarta</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">) Java. Battery E remained in the Soerabaja area
until moved to </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Nagasaki</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> and other areas in
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Japan</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> via </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Batavia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> and </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Singapore</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> in Nov and Dec, 1942. Thus, two units (Army and
Navy) of the American Armed Forces consisting of 902 men, disappeared from the
face of the earth, seemingly sacrificed in hopeless effort to save the
Netherlands East Indies from overwhelming numbers of the Japanese Army and
Navy.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">What
was to become an unbelievable string of events which, for some, would last for
three and a half years and was to mold the Prisoners of War (POW) of the <I>2nd
Battalion 131st Field Artillery and the USS Houston</I> together in a bond
closer than blood. This Army and Navy group of POW suffered together
through 42 months of humiliation, degradation. physical and mental torture,
starvation, and horrible tropical diseases with no medications. Many have
said the hardest part was watching friends die slowly, day by day, with the
survivors often thinking, fleetingly, that maybe they (the dead) were "the lucky
ones".<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">The
men were brutally treated and forced to work in hot steaming jungles and
the monsoon seasons of Burma chopping down trees, hand building road beds and
bridges, laying ties and rails with primitive tools in construction of the
now infamous <B><I>"Burma-Siam Death Railway"</I></B> Some of the men were
mining coal and/or working on the docks in Japan while living in horrible
conditions without heat or sufficient cover during two Japanese winters, where
real starvation was a daily companion. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Of the
902 men taken POW, 668 were sent to </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Burma</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> and </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Thailand</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> and worked on the <B><I>"Death Railway" (Bridge on River
Kwai of historical fame)</I></B>. Of the total 163 who died in POW camp,
133 died working on the railroad. After completion of the railroad, 236 of
the men were disbursed to Japan and other South East Asian countries to work in
coal mines, shipyards, docks etc and a few remained at "Bicycle Camp" in
Java.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Moving
from Java to Singapore by Japanese transport ship and then to Burma, Thailand or
Japan, the men were packed like cattle in the ship lower holds, taking turns
sitting, standing, squatting, or laying down while suffering from sea sickness,
dysentery, malaria and or other tropical diseases. They stood in their own
or their neighbor's filth, because it was impossible or not permitted by the
Japanese to get to the ship side latrine on the main
deck. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">During
the Japanese transport of the prisoners of war, many of the men were killed by
American submarines and American bombers attacking the Japanese transport
ships while they were en-route to </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Singapore</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> and </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Japan</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">.. When liberated, the men were found to be scattered
throughout many locations in </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style="COLOR: black">South
East Asia</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="COLOR: black">,
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Java</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="COLOR: black">,
</SPAN><st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Singapore</SPAN></st1:country-region></st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Burma</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Thailand</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">, French Indochina,
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Japan</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">China</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> and </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Manchuria</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="COLOR: black">,
and other locations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Since
the Battalion had disappeared when the </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">island</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> of
</SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Java</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> had surrendered, no one knew where they were, the War
Department knew nothing and nothing was heard from them for 42 months.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">So
each year since 1945, the survivors of the POW "Hell", along with their
families, meet each August to keep their <B><I>“Bond of Brotherhood”</I></B>
strong and <B><I>to remember and pay honor to those who died in Prison Camps and
the 575 who have died since liberation and the 646 who died in action, in a
futile effort to save Java.</I></B> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
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