WWII hero who survived Bataan Death March was gunned down in Virginia. 40 years later, his murder isn't forgotten - U.S.
By JOANNE KIMBERLIN | The Virginian-Pilot | Published: May 16, 2021 (Tribune News Service) — It’s almost beyond belief. How does someone make it through the worst of two wars only to be gunned down on the streets of home for the few bucks in his pocket? It’s been 40 years since the murder of Heren Cabacar, a soldier who survived the Bataan Death March of World War II and the prison camps of the Korean War. Forty years since Portsmouth police knocked on the family’s door at 4 a.m. Forty years since the headlines shouted “Ex-POW killed on walk home.” Forty years of wondering wh...
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