A Buddhist monk walks through Hellfire Pass. I visited Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum. The museum and this walk commemorate the deaths and suffering of Allied prisoners of war while building the Siam-Burma Railway (aka Death Railway) for the Japanese military. The name Hellfire comes from the glow of lanterns at night.
" The Bridge On the River Kwai"
ReplyDeletegreat movie! loved the end when the british officer was upset because they blew up "his" bridge.
Actually, Colonel Nicholson blew "his" own bridge up after realizing his error and falling on the detonator as he died. The movie was actually filmed in Sri Lanka and the bridge isn't over the Kwai.
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