The Raid at Cabanatuan, also known as the Great Raid, was a rescue of Allied prisoners of war and civilians from a Japanese camp near Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. On January 30, 1945, during
Cabanatuan
…Army 6th Ranger Battalion and two teams of Alamo Scouts marched 30 miles (48 km) behind enemy lines to rescue the prisoners in what became known as the Raid at Cabanatuan. As a result of the raid on January 30, 1945, victorious Filipino guerrillas, American troops of the U.S. Army 6th Ranger Battalion and Alamo Scouts…
Former Cabanatuan POWs in celebration
A former POW's drawing of one prisoner giving a drink to another at the Cabanatuan camp