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OF COMM COSTA COV9M
In the Watter of 4ZFS0fit ion No. 9 6/14 7
Declaring Tuesday,ApnT9, 1996, as
`Bataan Day in Contra Costa County"
to Commemorate the 54th Anniversary of
the Fall of Bataan and Corregidor
TWIT SAS, the Fall of Bataan commemorates the surrender on ApriC 9, 1942, of about 350,000
Thiftppine andAmerican soldiers who, through great courage and self-sacrifice, were the last stronghold against the
invaders during World War II;and
` M AS, the surrender was followed 6y the infamous Bataan Death.9Karch in which thousands were
killed and survivors were led into concentration camps;and
Uf}IEWM, an estimated 22,000 American, FiCzpino and other allied solfiiers died from torture, malaria,
starvation, dysentery and fatigue during the S0-mice march from Wariveles on Wanda Bay to San Fernando
Tampanga;and
I'VJh?EW,4S, the anniversary of the Fall of Bataan and Corregidor is annually commemorated in April6y
local FilipinoAmerican veterans'Groups andTdts ino American Associations.
NW, rIMWTORA BE IT RXSOLVE0 that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
does hereby declare ApriC 9, 1996, as "Bataan Day in Contra Costa County' in commemoration of the 54th
Anniversary of this historic event and honors the courageous Wodld War II veterans of Bataan and Corregidor.
T,&MO 6y unanimous vote of the Board9Kem6ers present on this 2nd0ay ofApril; 1996.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Order entered on the minutes of saidBoardof
Supervisors on the date aforesaid
`Witness my WandandSeaf of the
Board of Supervisors affixed on
this 2ndDay ofAprg 1996.
PWL BATCHELOP,Clerkof the Board
andC tyA r inistra
Introduced 6y: By:
Deputy
Supervisor Tom Torlaljon, District,Five