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Col. Ben Skardon, a 1938 graduate of Clemson University,

Col. Ben Skardon, a 1938 graduate of Clemson University,

Col. Ben Skardon, a 1938 graduate of Clemson University, WWII POW, recipient of two Silver Stars, and survivor of the Bataan Death March, poses at the mile 8 marker of the Bataan Memorial Death March at White S... More

U.S. Army 1st. Sgt. David Shindel, first sergeant,

U.S. Army 1st. Sgt. David Shindel, first sergeant,

U.S. Army 1st. Sgt. David Shindel, first sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Armored Brigade, reaches the half way point in the 26.2 mile Bataan Memorial Death March, March 27 at White Sands Mi... More

The face of William Eldridge, a former machine gunner

The face of William Eldridge, a former machine gunner

The face of William Eldridge, a former machine gunner with the U.S. Army 31st Infantry Regiment and survivor of the Bataan Death March here, March 24. Eldridge endured marching nearly 80 miles subject to condit... More

Master Sgt. Bobby Matthews, a former 416th Civil Affairs

Master Sgt. Bobby Matthews, a former 416th Civil Affairs

Master Sgt. Bobby Matthews, a former 416th Civil Affairs Battalion and 358th Civil Affairs soldier, now a Civil Affairs Instructor assigned to Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (A... More

A New Mexico State University cadet, dressed in the

A New Mexico State University cadet, dressed in the

A New Mexico State University cadet, dressed in the uniform of a Soldier stationed in the Philippines in early World War II, leads the way to the start line for the 2013 Bataan Memorial Death March at White San... More

2014 Bataan Memorial Death March panoramic

2014 Bataan Memorial Death March panoramic

A panoramic composite image of marchers in the 2014 Bataan Memorial Death March held at White Sands Missile Range.

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 97, a survivor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 97, a survivor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 97, a survivor of the Bataan Death March and recipient of two Silver Stars and four Bronze Stars, sheds a tear as he speaks to FOX Carolina reporter Rebecca Atkins about what... More

Participants in the 26th annual Bataan Memorial Death

Participants in the 26th annual Bataan Memorial Death

Participants in the 26th annual Bataan Memorial Death March gather during the opening ceremony at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 22, 2015. The Bataan Memorial Death March was created to honor the approx... More

Hero's autograph - A group of people standing around a table

Hero's autograph - A group of people standing around a table

Emily Wilson, 9, daughter of U.S. Army Col. Gayla Wilson (next to her), gets a smile and an autograph from Bataan Death March survivor Robert Rosendahl, of Springfield, Mo., during an in-processing event for th... More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Jesse Baltazar, 95,

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Jesse Baltazar, 95,

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Jesse Baltazar, 95, a Bataan Death March survivor wipes his face during a survivor talk on March 19, 2016 a day prior to the 27th Annual White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Memori... More

6,700 marchers step off onto the 2016 Bataan Memorial

6,700 marchers step off onto the 2016 Bataan Memorial

6,700 marchers step off onto the 2016 Bataan Memorial Death March course at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on March 20, 2016. The Bataan Memorial Death March is a challenging march through the high desert ter... More

Participants gather around the stage to listen to the

Participants gather around the stage to listen to the

Participants gather around the stage to listen to the opening ceremony of The Bataan Death March, March 20, 2016, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The Bataan Death March honors a special group of World Wa... More

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 98, a survivor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 98, a survivor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 98, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, shares a laugh with a group of supporters after walking more than eight miles in the 27th annual Bataan Memorial Death March at Whit... More

Survivors and honorary guests await the opening ceremony

Survivors and honorary guests await the opening ceremony

Survivors and honorary guests await the opening ceremony of the 27th annual Bataan Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 20, 2016. The event honors the Filipino and American prisoners of war who... More

Schriever members to participate in memorial march

Schriever members to participate in memorial march

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Japanese soldiers marched American and Filipino POWs from Marilieves and Bagac, Philippines, to San Fernando, Phillippines, following their surrender April 9, 1942. The 65-mil... More

Black Hawk flies over Ben's Brigade

Black Hawk flies over Ben's Brigade

A UH-60 Black Hawk flies over the 64-member “Ben’s Brigade” as they accompany retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 99, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, as he walks in the Bataan Memorial Death March, March ... More

Senior Airman Chandler Baker and Airman Lexi Crawford,

Senior Airman Chandler Baker and Airman Lexi Crawford,

Senior Airman Chandler Baker and Airman Lexi Crawford, 377th Air Base Wing's Public Affairs Office, celebrate successfully completing the Bataan Memorial Death March to pose for a photo. The two participated in... More

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

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, walks in the annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, accompanied by green-to-gold New Mexico State Universi... More

Service members from the Arizona National Guard participated

Service members from the Arizona National Guard participated

Service members from the Arizona National Guard participated in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range during a unique Strong Bonds event. Events such as these have contributed to the succ... More

Spc. Mark Freese with Company D, 1st Battalion 151st

Spc. Mark Freese with Company D, 1st Battalion 151st

Spc. Mark Freese with Company D, 1st Battalion 151st Infantry Regiment weighs his ruck sack prior to the start of the Bataan Memorial Death March on March 21, 2017.

Harold Bergbower, a Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) with the

Harold Bergbower, a Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) with the

Harold Bergbower, a Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) with the Air Force and the Army Air Corps, recalls his experiences in World War II and the Bataan Death March to an audience supporting the 2018 Bataan Memorial Deat... More

Participants march in the 29th Annual Bataan Memorial

Participants march in the 29th Annual Bataan Memorial

Participants march in the 29th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on March 25, 2018 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The Bataan Memorial Death March is a 26.2-mile run/ruck/walk event held annually to ... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 364th Training

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 364th Training

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 364th Training Support Battalion, 5th Armor Brigade, 1st Army, stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas pose for a team photo before beginning the 2018 Bataan Death March at White Sand... More

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate in the 29th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on March 25, 2018 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The Bataan Memorial Death March is a 26.2-mile run/... More

A participant in the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March

A participant in the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March

A participant in the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March races through a checkpoint while displaying an American flag at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 25, 2018. The race was attended by both military and... More

More than 8,400 participants salute as the National

More than 8,400 participants salute as the National

More than 8,400 participants salute as the National Anthem is played before the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 25, 2018. (Photo by Ken Scar)

Brigadier Gen. Eric L. Sanchez, commanding general

Brigadier Gen. Eric L. Sanchez, commanding general

Brigadier Gen. Eric L. Sanchez, commanding general of White Sands Missile Range, greets retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Harold Bergbower at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March on M... More

Competitors at the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March

Competitors at the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March

Competitors at the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March grab water after crossing the finish line March 25, 2018 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The 26.2 mile course honors the thousands of American and Filipino... More

US Army Photo by Caleb Creech
Marchers wearing green

US Army Photo by Caleb Creech Marchers wearing green

US Army Photo by Caleb Creech Marchers wearing green pose before marching in the 30th Bataan Memorial Death March. The march took place on St. Patrick's Day.

U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. Denny Walker, command

U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. Denny Walker, command

U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. Denny Walker, command sergeant major of the 77th Quartermaster Group, and his wife Master Sgt. Melissa Walker, a liaison NCO for U.S. Army Medical Command, walk beneath the b... More

Soldiers marched with the colors and unit guidons during

Soldiers marched with the colors and unit guidons during

Soldiers marched with the colors and unit guidons during the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on Powidz Air Base, March 6, Powidz, Poland. The New Mexico National Guard’s 1209th Medical Company (Area Supp... More

Col. Ben Skardon, a 1938 graduate of Clemson University,

Col. Ben Skardon, a 1938 graduate of Clemson University,

Col. Ben Skardon, a 1938 graduate of Clemson University, WWII POW, recipient of two Silver Stars, and survivor of the Bataan Death March, walks with "Ben's Brigade" in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White S... More

Maj. Bob Wagner, 2nd Bn., 356th Regt., "Redball," 402nd

Maj. Bob Wagner, 2nd Bn., 356th Regt., "Redball," 402nd

Maj. Bob Wagner, 2nd Bn., 356th Regt., "Redball," 402nd Field Artillery Brigade, left, and Maj. Jason Fetterolf, right, 5th Armored Brigade reach the finish line of the 26.2 mile Bataan Memorial Death March hel... More

A U.S. flag is raised at the opening ceremony of the

A U.S. flag is raised at the opening ceremony of the

A U.S. flag is raised at the opening ceremony of the Bataan Memorial Death March here, March 25. The event honors the 76,000 prisoners of war forced to endure marching nearly 80 miles under the brutal condition... More

Marchers follow the van carrying the survivors of the

Marchers follow the van carrying the survivors of the

Marchers follow the van carrying the survivors of the Bataan Death March to the starting line of the 2013 Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 17, 2013. (Courtesy photo by U.S.... More

Over 5,800 marchers, including soldiers from the United

Over 5,800 marchers, including soldiers from the United

Over 5,800 marchers, including soldiers from the United States Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), take to the desert trail during the 2013 Bataan Memorial Death March. The 24th An... More

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon (seated), 97, a

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon (seated), 97, a

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon (seated), 97, a survivor of the Bataan Death March and recipient of two Silver Stars and four Bronze Stars, is surrounded by members of Ben's Brigade - a group of admirers and... More

Survivors of the 1942 Bataan Death March salute the

Survivors of the 1942 Bataan Death March salute the

Survivors of the 1942 Bataan Death March salute the flag as the White Sands Missile Range honor guard posts the colors during the opening ceremony at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 22, 2015. More than 5... More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Oscar Leonard, 97,

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Oscar Leonard, 97,

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Oscar Leonard, 97, a Bataan Death March survivor speaks about his time in captivity, including a moment where he watched his fellow Soldiers dig their own graves, on March 19, ... More

Two Canadian soldiers weigh their ruck sacks in the

Two Canadian soldiers weigh their ruck sacks in the

Two Canadian soldiers weigh their ruck sacks in the early morning hours before the start of the 27th annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 20, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by St... More

Participants gather around the starting line with flags

Participants gather around the starting line with flags

Participants gather around the starting line with flags to honor service members from both militaries during The Bataan Death March, March 20, 2016, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The Bataan Death March... More

A young boy shakes hands with a surviving service member

A young boy shakes hands with a surviving service member

A young boy shakes hands with a surviving service member of the Bataan Death March as he starts the 2016 Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on March 20, 2016. The 27th Annual Bataan... More

Marchers bow their heads during the invocation at the

Marchers bow their heads during the invocation at the

Marchers bow their heads during the invocation at the opening ceremony of the 27th annual Bataan Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 20, 2016. The event honors the Filipino and American prison... More

Senior Airman Chandler Baker and Airman Lexi Crawford,

Senior Airman Chandler Baker and Airman Lexi Crawford,

Senior Airman Chandler Baker and Airman Lexi Crawford, 377th Air Base Wing's Public Affairs Office, pause at the halfway mark of the Bataan Memorial Death March to pose for a photo. The two participated in a 26... More

Service members from the Arizona National Guard participated

Service members from the Arizona National Guard participated

Service members from the Arizona National Guard participated in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range during a unique Strong Bonds event. Events such as these have contributed to the succ... More

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 99 (in white shirt),

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 99 (in white shirt),

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 99 (in white shirt), a survivor of the Bataan Death March, walks through a field of blooming California poppies with members of “Ben’s Brigade” - his loyal supprt team made u... More

Spc. Sam Farrington with Company D, 1st Battalion,

Spc. Sam Farrington with Company D, 1st Battalion,

Spc. Sam Farrington with Company D, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment crosses the two mile point of the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range on March 21, 2017.

Paul Kerchum, a Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) with the Air

Paul Kerchum, a Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) with the Air

Paul Kerchum, a Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) with the Air Force and the Army Air Corps, recalls a moment while describing his experiences in World War II and his survival of the Bataan Death March at White Sands Mi... More

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate in the 29th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on March 25, 2018 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The Bataan Memorial Death March is a 26.2-mile run/... More

Competitors at the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March

Competitors at the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March

Competitors at the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March round the final turn before finishing the race March 25, 2018 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The 26.2 mile course honors the thousands of American and Fil... More

A Marine and an Airman race to the finish line at the

A Marine and an Airman race to the finish line at the

A Marine and an Airman race to the finish line at the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March on March 25, 2018 at White Sands Missile Range, N. M. The March is considered by many to be one of the toughest marathon le... More

Participants in the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March

Participants in the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March

Participants in the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March run along a 26.2-mile course against the backdrop of the Organ Mountains in White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 25, 2018. The march fosters challenge and... More

100-year-old Bataan Death March survivor Col. Ben Skardon,

100-year-old Bataan Death March survivor Col. Ben Skardon,

100-year-old Bataan Death March survivor Col. Ben Skardon, a revered Clemson University alumnus and professor emeritus, holds his Filipino World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal after a ceremony at Whit... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 372nd Quartermaster

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 372nd Quartermaster

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 372nd Quartermaster Battalion (Petroleum Support) stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), based at Fort Sam Houston, Te... More

US Army Photo by Sgt. Caleb Creech
Marchers pose at

US Army Photo by Sgt. Caleb Creech Marchers pose at

US Army Photo by Sgt. Caleb Creech Marchers pose at the start of the 30th Bataan Memorial Death March

U.S. Army Reserve Col. Nathele Anderson, commander

U.S. Army Reserve Col. Nathele Anderson, commander

U.S. Army Reserve Col. Nathele Anderson, commander of the 77th Quartermaster Group, and her husband Lt. Col. (retired) Bryce Anderson pass mile marker 18 on the 26 mile Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sand... More

Staff Sgt. Ashley Callines, 758th Combat Sustainment

Staff Sgt. Ashley Callines, 758th Combat Sustainment

Staff Sgt. Ashley Callines, 758th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, ruck marches during the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on Powidz Air Base, March 6 in Powidz, Poland. Callines finished the 24-mil... More

Col. Ben Skardon, a 1938 graduate of Clemson University,

Col. Ben Skardon, a 1938 graduate of Clemson University,

Col. Ben Skardon, a 1938 graduate of Clemson University, WWII POW, recipient of two Silver Stars, and survivor of the Bataan Death March, walks in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N... More

Capt. Randy Simon, plans officer, 5th Armored Brigade,

Capt. Randy Simon, plans officer, 5th Armored Brigade,

Capt. Randy Simon, plans officer, 5th Armored Brigade, weighs his ruck sack at the end of the 26.2 mile Bataan Memorial Death March held March 27 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Simon participated in the mil... More

U.S. Army members and participants in the Bataan Memorial

U.S. Army members and participants in the Bataan Memorial

U.S. Army members and participants in the Bataan Memorial Death March wait during the opening ceremony here, March 25. More than 6,700 people came from across the country to honor Bataan Death March survivors a... More

U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Armor Division start the

U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Armor Division start the

U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Armor Division start the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 17, 2013. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army/Released)

First Lt. Benjamin Duchek, a Logistics Officer with

First Lt. Benjamin Duchek, a Logistics Officer with

First Lt. Benjamin Duchek, a Logistics Officer with the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion based in Mattydale, N.Y., takes off his ruck-sack at the finish line to get his official weight and time. Duchek competed in... More

The Missouri National Guard, 35th Engineer Brigade,

The Missouri National Guard, 35th Engineer Brigade,

The Missouri National Guard, 35th Engineer Brigade, team Mo Muleskinners endured the harrowing 26.2 mile trek through the stifling New Mexico desert and crossed the line in first place in the National Guard Hea... More

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon (plaid shirt), 97,

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon (plaid shirt), 97,

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon (plaid shirt), 97, a survivor of the Bataan Death March and recipient of two Silver Stars and four Bronze Stars, kids around with members of Ben's Brigade, a group of admirers... More

Veterans and members of the Wounded Warrior Project

Veterans and members of the Wounded Warrior Project

Veterans and members of the Wounded Warrior Project begin the 26.2-mile trek of the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 22, 2015. The memorial event is a challenging trek thro... More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Paul Kerchum, 96,

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Paul Kerchum, 96,

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Paul Kerchum, 96, a Bataan Death March survivor recounts his time on a Japanese Hellship where space was so tight, fellow Soldiers died upright, on March 19, 2016 a day prior t... More

Survivors and honorary guests during the opening ceremony

Survivors and honorary guests during the opening ceremony

Survivors and honorary guests during the opening ceremony of the 27th annual Bataan Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 20, 2016. The event honors the Filipino and American prisoners of war wh... More

Participants walk The Bataan Death March, March 20,

Participants walk The Bataan Death March, March 20,

Participants walk The Bataan Death March, March 20, 2016, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The Bataan Death March honors a special group of World War II heroes. These brave service members were responsibl... More

An honor guard presents the colors as the sun rises

An honor guard presents the colors as the sun rises

An honor guard presents the colors as the sun rises during the playing of the national anthem before the 27th annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 20, 2016. Survivors of ... More

A crowd of approximately 6,700 people attended the

A crowd of approximately 6,700 people attended the

A crowd of approximately 6,700 people attended the 2016 Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on March 20, 2016. The Bataan Memorial Death March is a challenging march through the high... More

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

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, walks in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. aided by his support team, Ben’s Brigade, March 19, 2017... More

About 7,200 people participated in the Bataan Memorial

About 7,200 people participated in the Bataan Memorial

About 7,200 people participated in the Bataan Memorial Death March, a 26-mile march through the high desert terrain of the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The memorial march is conducted in honor of the heroic ... More

Service members from the Arizona National Guard participated

Service members from the Arizona National Guard participated

Service members from the Arizona National Guard participated in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range during a unique Strong Bonds event. Events such as these have contributed to the succ... More

Spc. Sam Farrington and Sgt. Brad Holloman with Company

Spc. Sam Farrington and Sgt. Brad Holloman with Company

Spc. Sam Farrington and Sgt. Brad Holloman with Company D, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment compete in the light division near mile 13 of the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range on Ma... More

Paul Kerchum, a Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) with the Air

Paul Kerchum, a Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) with the Air

Paul Kerchum, a Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) with the Air Force and the Army Air Corps, describes his experiences in World War II and his involvement in the Bataan Death March to a crowd of visitors at White Sands ... More

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate in the 29th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on March 25, 2018 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The Bataan Memorial Death March is a 26.2-mile run/... More

U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Linda Zamora with the 372nd

U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Linda Zamora with the 372nd

U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Linda Zamora with the 372nd Quartermaster Battalion (Petroleum Support) stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, briefs her team on the route for the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death M... More

German Soldiers round the final turn of the 2018 Bataan

German Soldiers round the final turn of the 2018 Bataan

German Soldiers round the final turn of the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March on March 25, 2018 at White Sands Missile Range, N. M. The 26.2-mile course honors the thousands of American and Filipino Soldiers who... More

Bataan Death March veterans are introduced at the closing

Bataan Death March veterans are introduced at the closing

Bataan Death March veterans are introduced at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. on March 25, 2018 . The 26.2 mile course honors the thousands of Ame... More

Participants in the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March

Participants in the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March

Participants in the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March run through the first section of the 26.2-mile race at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 25, 2018. The march fosters challenge and competition in its p... More

100-year-old Bataan Death March survivor Col. Ben Skardon,

100-year-old Bataan Death March survivor Col. Ben Skardon,

100-year-old Bataan Death March survivor Col. Ben Skardon, a beloved Clemson University alumnus and professor emeritus, walked between nearly 7 miles in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Ra... More

U.S. Army Reserve 1st Sgt. Terrance France, first sergeant

U.S. Army Reserve 1st Sgt. Terrance France, first sergeant

U.S. Army Reserve 1st Sgt. Terrance France, first sergeant of the 877th Quartermaster Company, passes mile marker 19 on the 26 mile Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Mar. 17,... More

US Army Photo by Sgt. Caleb Creech 3-6 AMD TD
Heather

US Army Photo by Sgt. Caleb Creech 3-6 AMD TD Heather

US Army Photo by Sgt. Caleb Creech 3-6 AMD TD Heather Vivrios does pushups before the 30th Bataan Memorial Death March

Sgt. Christine Javier, left, and Spc. Autumn Tenorio,

Sgt. Christine Javier, left, and Spc. Autumn Tenorio,

Sgt. Christine Javier, left, and Spc. Autumn Tenorio, right, both with the 1209th Medical Company (Area Support), ruck march during the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on Powidz Base Camp, March 6 in Pow... More

A member of the Black Daggers, a U.S. Army Special

A member of the Black Daggers, a U.S. Army Special

A member of the Black Daggers, a U.S. Army Special Operations Command parachute demonstration team, prepares to land during the opening ceremony of the Bataan Memorial Death March here, March 25. The demonstrat... More

A U.S. Airman marching in the 2013 Bataan Memorial

A U.S. Airman marching in the 2013 Bataan Memorial

A U.S. Airman marching in the 2013 Bataan Memorial Death March shows his strength of body near mile marker 9 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 17, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by John Hamilton/Released)

Over 5,800 marchers, including soldiers from the United

Over 5,800 marchers, including soldiers from the United

Over 5,800 marchers, including soldiers from the United States Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), take to the desert trail during the 2013 Bataan Memorial Death March. The 24th An... More

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 97, a survivor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 97, a survivor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 97, a survivor of the Bataan Death March and recipient of two Silver Stars and four Bronze Stars, talks to FOX Carolina reporter Rebecca Atkins about what he endured in WWII,... More

Participants of the 26th annual Bataan Memorial Death

Participants of the 26th annual Bataan Memorial Death

Participants of the 26th annual Bataan Memorial Death March line up to begin the 26.2-mile march through White Sands Missile Range, N.M. March 22, 2015. “This memorial march pays tribute to the bravery, heroism... More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Harold Berghower,

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Harold Berghower,

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Harold Berghower, 95, a Bataan Death March survivor spoke about how dreaming about being on a farm helped him with the reality of the disease and starvation captivity brought,... More

The White Sands Missile Range Color Guard prepares

The White Sands Missile Range Color Guard prepares

The White Sands Missile Range Color Guard prepares to present the colors as the national anthem plays before the start of the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 20, 2016. This... More

It is all smiles from the participants of the 2016

It is all smiles from the participants of the 2016

It is all smiles from the participants of the 2016 Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on March 20, 2016. The Bataan Memorial Death March is a challenging march through the high dese... More

Participants walk The Bataan Death March, March 20,

Participants walk The Bataan Death March, March 20,

Participants walk The Bataan Death March, March 20, 2016, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The Bataan Death March honors a special group of World War II heroes. These brave service members were responsibl... More

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

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, walks under a blazing New Mexico sun aided by members of his loyal support team, Ben’s Brigade - a group of 64 family, friends, form... More

Tech. Sgt. Guillermo Castellano, Staff Sgt. Tanner

Tech. Sgt. Guillermo Castellano, Staff Sgt. Tanner

Tech. Sgt. Guillermo Castellano, Staff Sgt. Tanner Theel, Master Sgt. Seth Stockwell and Tech. Sgt. Felipe Alvarado, 377th Security Forces Group, get ready to participate in the Bataan Memorial Death March, a 2... More

Soldiers with Company D, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry

Soldiers with Company D, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry

Soldiers with Company D, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment compete in the heavy division cross the mile 13 marker during the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. on March 21, 2017... More

Harold Bergbower, a Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) with the

Harold Bergbower, a Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) with the

Harold Bergbower, a Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) with the Air Force and the Army Air Corps, details his experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II and with the Bataan Dead March with assistance of his dau... More

Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S Keith Harman presents the WWII Bataan Death March survivors with coins of excellence at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March... More

100-year-old Bataan Death March survivor Col. Ben Skardon,

100-year-old Bataan Death March survivor Col. Ben Skardon,

100-year-old Bataan Death March survivor Col. Ben Skardon, a beloved Clemson University alumnus and professor emeritus, crosses the 8.5-mile finish line of the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile... More

A Philippine Army Soldier proudly carries his nation’s

A Philippine Army Soldier proudly carries his nation’s

A Philippine Army Soldier proudly carries his nation’s flag during Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, March 25, 2018. Several foreign allied countries to include Germany and P... More

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