Bataan Death March Survivor, Ben Steele Dies at 98

[John Morris]

BILLINGS, Mont. — Ben Steele's hold on his sanity as a prisoner of war after surviving the Bataan Death March relied on hidden scraps of paper, stolen pieces of charcoal and his artist's memory of scenes from his home in Montana.

"I used to dream about Montana more than anything else, more than I did food — and I used to dream about food all the time," Steele once said.

"I was awful sick and I thought I was going crazy, so I had to do something to occupy my mind," he said.

_{Source: Military.com}

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_{In this 2015 photo, Bataan Death March survivor, artist and educator Ben Steele poses for a photo. (Hannah Potes/The Billings Gazette via AP)}

 

 

 

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From The Patriot Woodworker Community, rest in peace ol Warrior! We owe our existence as a free nation and free people to men like you. Our hat is solemnly tipped.

 

 

[lew]

Well said John.

[Grandpadave52]

2 hours ago, John Morris said:

From The Patriot Woodworker Community, rest in peace ol Warrior! We owe our existence as a free nation and free people to men like you. Our hat is solemnly tipped.

Amen!

[Stick486]

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From The Patriot Woodworker Community, rest in peace ol Warrior! We owe our existence as a free nation and free people to men like you. Our hat is solemnly tipped.

thank you.. well said...