Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 99, a survivor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 99, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, and his assistant Donna Burdette attend the commissioning ceremony for fourteen Clemson University Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets, Dec. 14, 2016. Skardon is a beloved alumnus and professor emeritus of Clemson, having graduated the ROTC program there in 1938 before earning two silver stars, four bronze stars, and surviving more than three years as a prisonor of war during WWII. (Photo by Ken Scar)