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Home  Website Dedication Author Rick Peterson Foreword Introduction The Road to Bataan The Bataan Death March The San Fernando Train Ride Camp O'Donnell Clark Field Concentration Camp Bilibid Prison The Hell Ships Japan The Nomachi Express Camp Nomachi Surrender, Liberation, and Repatriation Epilogue University of Minnesota Alf R. Larson Recorded Oral History Governor Pawlenty State of the State Address Tribute KSTP TV Newscasts Duluth TV Newscasts KTIS Radio Interview Rick P./Paulette K. Alf's Christian Faith Alf's Letter to God Memorial: Alf R. Larson In Memory: Alf R. Larson Star Tribune US Representative Erik Paulsen's Tribute PROCLAMATION Alf Larson Day - City of Crystal Bataan Death March Route Map Philippine Department of Tourism Star Tribune: March of Time ("Article of Interest" for 4-6 Grade Basic Skills Reading Test Prep) Post/View Comments |
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Alf R. Larson Memorial
Alf R. Larson loved reading the Psalms in the Bible.
His favorite Psalm was Psalm 23 (King James Version) (See “Alf’s Letter To God”)
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou are with me: thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow thee all the days of thy life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." ( Psalm 23) Alf R. Larson - Bataan Death March Survivor July 29, 1918 - January 30, 2012 The Bataan Death March Memorial in Las Cruces, New Mexico features American and Filipino Soldiers supporting each other during the march. Footprints leading to and from the statue "look back to what has passed, down to what is present and ahead to what might be," according to notes by the sculptor, Kelley Hestir. "The footprints are symbolic of the many soldiers who began the march and the few who finished. The impressions were made from the feet of those who survived," Hestir said. The memorial on the following page gives everlasting tribute to Alf R. Larson and his comrades.
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