Monday, September 14, 2020

EVENT ABOUT CAMP O'DONNELL


On Thursday, September 17 from 7:00-8:30pm (EDT), a day before the upcoming annual National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The National Prisoner of War Museum at Andersonville National Historic Site in Georgia is hosting a virtual event about 

The Bataan Death March 
and 
The Sack of Cement Cross 

This cross was made by POWs in memory of the 1,547 who died at Camp O’Donnell. The cross is exhibited at the National POW Museum. 

PANEL MEMBERS

Gia Wagner, Superintendent, National Prisoner of War Museum
Randy Olson (Moderator), Filmmaker, son of Col. John Olson
Chris Schaefer, Filmmaker/Historian
Fred Baldassarre, Historian
Dan Crowley, 98 yr old veteran of Bataan, former POW
John Eakin, Specialist, Identification of MIA/KIA remains

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