internment camp for both the army and navy nurses, with the army and navy nurses remaining there until their liberation. (15) The prisoners who remained in the camps suffered from continued mistreatment, malnutrition, lack of medical care, and horrific conditions until they were liberated in 1945. (16) The veterans of Bataan represented the best of the United States and the Philippines, hailed from various locales across both countries, and represented true diversity. (17) Over the subsequent decades, the veterans of Bataan formed support groups, were honored in local and State memorials, and told their stories to all people of the United States. (18) The United States Navy has continued to honor the history and stories of the veterans of Bataan by naming 2 ships after the battle, including 1 ship that is still in service, the USS Bataan (LHD–5), in memory of their valor and honorable resistance against Imperial Japanese forces. (19) Many of the survivors of Bataan have died and those who remain continue to tell their stories. (20) The people of the United States and the Philippines are forever indebted to these men for— (A) the courage and tenacity they demonstrated during the first 4 months of World War II fighting against enemy soldiers