A century of heroism: The life of Brainerd's Walt Straka, Minnesota's last Bataan Death March survivor
Bataan Death March survivor Walt Straka (center) receives a standing ovation Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 during the opening ceremony before the 22nd annual Bataan Memorial March at the Brainerd Armory. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch file photo There were many conversations over the decades, Samuelson said, but it seems to be human nature that even while his friend died at the venerable age of 101, no amount of time is enough to ask everything that needs to be asked, to say everything that needs to be said. “It’s pretty sad seeing the last man in that outfit having passed now,” Samuelso...
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