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Capas National Shrine

TIME : 2016/2/17 15:53:23

This former Camp O'Donnell POW camp was where the American and Filipino soldiers who endured the notorious WWII Bataan Death March were transported: their final destination. It's now a 54-acre memorial park, centred by the Capas National Shrine, a 70m needle-shaped obelisk standing solemnly at the end of the flag-lined boulevard.

Also here is one of the 'death box cars' used to transport up to 100 prisoners at a time to Camp O'Donnell in unventilated carriages (resulting in many deaths), plus a small museum. It's located halfway between Capas and Santa Juliana; keep an eye out for the Bataan Death March markers along the way.