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Ben Ray Luján: “Thousands of servicemembers, including many New Mexicans, bravely defended the Bataan Peninsula during World War II…”

On the recordJune 27, 2026
Thousands of servicemembers, including many New Mexicans, bravely defended the Bataan Peninsula during World War II before enduring the Bataan Death March and imprisonment as prisoners of war," said Luján.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

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Highlighting the sacrifices of veterans in WWII.

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