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# 10 to #13 Capas Railroad Station. These 4 pictures are of the front, the street arrival side of the Capas rail road station. It looks pretty good; the false ceiling seems to be intact. I know in the past the BBB donated money to get it in good shape and open a museum. One picture is shot to inside but it seems to be empty now. One needs to go to the Capas Municipality Hall (nearby) and request entry for historical research and views.
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The researcher of the writing team of the new book “Relentless Hope: A True Story of War and Survival, by David L. Britt”, John Duresky came to visit and we visited all the places relevant to the tragedy, the POWs on the Oryoku Mary. Like most POWs from Bataan came thru Capas, by rail, foot or tuck. This is how the railroad Station Capas looks like now in Dec 2024.
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# 01 Capas Railroad Station. This is the historical sign at the Capas Railroad Station.
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# 02 Capas Railroad Station. This is page 118 of the new book “Relentless Hope: A True Story of War and Survival, by David L. Britt”. John Duresky edited what he wrote and did most of the research. Now he is visiting the sites. This page describes the hellish rail ride.
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# 03 to #05 Capas Railroad Station. These are 3 pictures of the historical plaque and monument of the Capas Railroad Station where the POWs unloaded and marched 6 Km to Camp O’Donnell. John Duresky and spouse planed for a long time to visit the WWII Battle Fields in the Philippines.
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# 06 to #09 Capas Railroad Station. These are 4 pictures of the Death March Marker #106 located here at the Capas Railroad Station. This one is sponsored by the famous Battling Bastard of Bataan (BBB) a WWII veteran association. From here are 6 more markers, the last one at the entrance of Camp O’Donnell is #112.
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# 10 to #13 Capas Railroad Station. These 4 pictures are of the front, the street arrival side of the Capas rail road station. It looks pretty good; the false ceiling seems to be intact. I know in the past the BBB donated money to get it in good shape and open a museum. One picture is shot to inside but it seems to be empty now. One needs to go to the Capas Municipality Hall (nearby) and request entry for historical research and views.
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# 14 to #17 Capas Railroad Station. These 4 pictures are of the rear, the railroad track side of the Capas rail road station. It looks pretty good; the false ceiling seems to be intact. The tracks are gone, one official wanted us to add our names into a guest book.
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