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...up Brainerd and survived the death march and subsequent years of Japanese imprisonment - Walt Straka of Brainerd and Ken Porwoll. Capt. Rob Grutsch singled out the two men as the only remaining survivors of the 194th Tank Battalion with Brainerd...
Former members of Company A, Bataan survivors and former World War II POWs, Walt Straka (left) and Ken Porwoll greet each other at the opening ceremony for the 15th Annual Bataan Memorial March Saturday at the Brainerd National Guard Armory...
...real" hero.Now only two survivors remain so at this time let us celebrate them also: Walt Straka, Brainerd, and Ken Porwoll, Roseville.2012 will mark the 70th anniversary of the fall of Bataan and the horrible aftermath that deeply affected...
...helped place the ceremonial wreath with Bataan survivor Ken Porwoll, who grew up in Brainerd. Erma Peck, wife of the late...serving in the Army meant spending time in a POW camp.Ken Porwoll, who had serious health issues after being beaten as...
...trip to Oregon to visit relatives despite gas rationing. Bataan Death March Survivors Jim Bogart, Walt Straka and Ken Porwoll shared a moment minutes after a wreath was laid during a plaque commemoration ceremony on the state Capitol grounds...
...It wasn't really a speech, but a descriptive account of what it was like to have been a prisoner of war ... as Ken Porwoll shared that part of history with those in attendance. How can we not be thankful for what our veterans did so that...
...in the Twin Cities Saturday, former Brainerd resident Ken Porwoll of Roseville was among the first to greet President Bush...unit's airfield was first and Porwoll was second. Ken Porwoll was the second Minnesotan to greet President Bush Saturday...
...a little different than ours," said Bataan survivor Ken Porwoll, who lives in Roseville. "We were just going to Fort...the 194th in 1951. "It was a very emotional time." Ken Porwoll Hansen said he remembers the many families saying goodbye...
...Photos Back | Next Back | Next Blessed that he survived the Death March of Bataan. Straka, Henry Peck of Brainerd and Ken Porwoll of St. Paul were remembered Saturday at a ceremony recalling the march 66 years ago in which 78,000 soldiers were...
...Dispatch/ Kelly Humphrey ยป Purchase reprints of this photo. Bataan Death March survivors Walter Straka (left) and Ken Porwoll took the first steps of the 12th annual Bataan Memorial March on Saturday in Brainerd. Brainerd Dispatch/ Kelly Humphrey...