The Great Raid of 1945 - Fifty Years Ago, tomorrow . . .

[LittleGator]

"A group of more than 100 Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts and Filipino guerrillas traveled 30 miles behind Japanese lines to reach the camp. Along the route, other guerrillas in the villages muzzled dogs and put chickens in cages lest they alert the Japanese.

The 30-minute raid liberated 513 POWs."

Read more here: http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/29/opinio...945/index.html