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Vidal Lorenzo Tan was born in 1920. He was educated at the Ateneo de Manila up to his A.B. degree where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He was drafted into the Philippine Army as a 3rd Lieutenant and assigned as aide to General Vicente Lim of the 41st Division stationed at Tagaytay. When the Japanese War broke out, the Philippine Army became part of the United States Forces in the Far East and was later moved to Bataan as part of the holding force that was to keep back the Japanese until reinforcements came from the United States. He suffered the infamous Death March from Bataan to Capas, Tarlac. Vidal made it to Capas, after a few weeks they were transferred to Bilibid Prison in Manila.

• AuthorBienvenido A. Tan Jr.
• Illustrated byJerome Jacinto
• GenreSoft Cover
• PublisherBookmark
• FormatPaperback
• Language English (United States)
• Reading AgeAges 6-10
• ISBN978-971-569-716-3
• Pages16 + cover
• Year2011