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Harry Corre, a Bataan Death March survivor, visited

Harry Corre, a Bataan Death March survivor, visited the 311th ESC in West Los Angeles Aug. 21 to recount his experiences and assist and advise veterans.

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

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jerel Thompson, Battalion Landing

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jerel Thompson, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), platoon sergeant and native of Tallahassee, Fla., sprints up the 100-yard ... More

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

A medical evacuation helicopter lands in the distance

A medical evacuation helicopter lands in the distance as participants in the Bataan Memorial Death March head to a medical stop along the course here, March 25. Several participants suffered medical injuries as... More

Pvt. Johnmoniko Madamba, 542nd Transportation Company,

Pvt. Johnmoniko Madamba, 542nd Transportation Company, adjusts his ruck sack before the beginning of the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at Powidz Air Base, Powidz, Poland, March 6. (U.S. Army Reserve ph... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Sally Myers sings the National Anthem

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Sally Myers sings the National Anthem before the 2019 Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 17, 2019. Myers is the grandniece of Col. Ben Skardon, a 1938 gradua... More

"60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi interviews

"60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi interviews retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon as they walk in the 27th annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 20, 2016. Skardon is... More

U.S. Navy Capt. Steve Koehler, left, the commanding

U.S. Navy Capt. Steve Koehler, left, the commanding officer of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), talks with Bataan Death March survivors James Downey Jr., near right, and Marion Turk ... More

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - Sgt. 1st Class Keith Killgren,

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - Sgt. 1st Class Keith Killgren, Strategic Operations and Plans (SOaP) communications noncommissioned officer in charge, 1st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC), rucks in the early morning ho... More

The Surface Deployment and Distribution Command held

The Surface Deployment and Distribution Command held the Surface Warrior Challenge II to gather military members and civilians from around the base in honor of the heroic service members who defended the Philip... More

Staff Sgt. Corey Lee, 300th Sustainment Brigade, marches

Staff Sgt. Corey Lee, 300th Sustainment Brigade, marches towards the finish line during the Bataan Memorial Death March at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 10, 2019. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Capt. Heather De La Cruz)

170414-N-OE749-044 GULF OF ADEN (April 14, 2017) Sailors

170414-N-OE749-044 GULF OF ADEN (April 14, 2017) Sailors and Marines participate in the closing ceremony of the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Bataan and Bataan Death March commemoration on the flight deck o... More

"60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi interviews

U.S. Army Soldier Sergeant Major Ventura poses for

U.S. Army Soldier Sergeant Major Ventura poses for a portrait before the opening ceremony of the 29th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on March 25, 2018 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The Bataan Me... More

Bataan Death March, US Army Central

Master Sgt. Charles Tennant, Capt. Robert Vandertuin and Sgt. 1st Class Derek Greenough enjoy conversation as they march during the inaugural "Death March" at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, commemorating their fallen co... More

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

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

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon (in dark jacket),

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon (in dark jacket), 100, a survivor of the Bataan Death March and recipient of two Silver Stars and three Bronze Stars for valor, is escorted onto the field of Memorial Stadium ... More

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

Participants salute as the National Anthem is played

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)

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, a survivor of the

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, gets a kiss from Ulli Dunn, a volunteer for the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, before Skardon gave a speech t... More

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon (center in white

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon (center in white shirt) and a few of his supporters display their Clemson University class rings at the eight-mile marker of the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Mis... More

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

The Philippine Army Band greet U.S. Army Soldiers from

The Philippine Army Band greet U.S. Army Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team 20th Infantry Division, as they complete a seven kilometer walk commemorating the Bataan Death March April 1... More

Lt. Col. Andrea Hall, 50th Space Wing staff judge advocate,

Lt. Col. Andrea Hall, 50th Space Wing staff judge advocate, tightens the straps on her backpack before beginning the Bataan Memorial Death March May 28, 2020, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. The Airmen w... More

U.S. Army Soldier SSgt Angie Trejo, 1st Armored Division

U.S. Army Soldier SSgt Angie Trejo, 1st Armored Division Artillery, Ft. Bliss, TX poses for a portrait before the opening ceremony of the 29th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on March 25, 2018 at White Sands... More

Polish Soldiers prepare to participate in the 1st Annual

Polish Soldiers prepare to participate in the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March, March 6 on Powidz Air Base, Powidz, Poland. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Ryan C. Matson, 652nd Regional Support Group)

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, begins his walk in the Bataan Memorial Death March with 64 members of his loyal support team, Ben’s Brigade, at White Sands Missile ... More

Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, and Air Force Cpl. James

Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, and Air Force Cpl. James Bollich, 98, share the stage at the Las Cruces Convention Center, March 16, 2019. Both men are survivors of the Bataan Death March. (Photo by Ken Scar)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hailey Goetz and U.S.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hailey Goetz and U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Antonio Padilla, both 366th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handlers, hike up a sand dune, March 13, 2020, at Bruneau Dunes... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hailey Goetz and U.S.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hailey Goetz and U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Antonio Padilla, both 366th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handlers, march through the sand during 26 mile ruck march, Mar... More

Jeff Longwell, left, Wichita, Kansas mayor, speaks

Jeff Longwell, left, Wichita, Kansas mayor, speaks to Airmen at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Oct. 20, 2016. Longwell joined Eddie Graham, retired Army sergeant, during a speech about how Grahams experiences ... More

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

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

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

More than 5,600 military members, retires, civilians,

More than 5,600 military members, retires, civilians, ROTC Cadets, veterans, and wounded warriors participated in the 26th annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 22, 2015. ... More

The Surface Deployment and Distribution Command held

Participants shake the hands of World War II veterans

Participants shake the hands of World War II veterans after finishing 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... More

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, came to White Sands Missile Range, N.M. to walk in the Bataan Memorial D... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen take a group photo in celebration

U.S. Air Force Airmen take a group photo in celebration of completing a 26 mile ruck march, March 13, 2020, that started at Mountain Home Air Force Base and end as Bruneau Dunes State Park, Idaho. The ruck marc... More

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

Artifacts photoed here were recovered in the 1970s

Artifacts photoed here were recovered in the 1970s by Andrew Bryant and once belonged to a former Kentucky Army National Guard Soldier, Sgt. Ernest L. Sampson, Jr. Sampson was a member of the Harrodsburg Tanker... More

Image from the front cover of Far Eastern Prisoners

Image from the front cover of Far Eastern Prisoners of War Bulletin, August 1945, showing prisoners of war standing at attention in front of Japanese officers at Camp Cabanatuan, a prisoner of war camp near Man... More

Retired Master Sgt. Francis M. Bania holds the U.S.

Retired Master Sgt. Francis M. Bania holds the U.S. flag during a Bataan Death March survivor reunion that is held annually. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Col. Richard Lamb, 311th ESC rear detachment commander,

Col. Richard Lamb, 311th ESC rear detachment commander, coins Harry Corre, Bataan Death March survivor, during a spiritual luncheon Aug. 21.

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

U.S. Army Soldiers and Philippine Marines view a historical

U.S. Army Soldiers and Philippine Marines view a historical perspective of the Bataan Death March during a commemoration ceremony April 10, 2019 at Capas, Tarlac, Philippines. The Bataan Death March began April... More

Sgt. Ayrin Hamner-Ripperger, the administration and

Sgt. Ayrin Hamner-Ripperger, the administration and supply non-commissioned officer for the 831st Engineer Company, Iowa Army National Guard (IANG), poses with a fellow runner after the Bataan Death March Marat... More

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 through a field of blooming California poppies during the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Marc... More

US Army Photo by Sgt. Steven Randall 3-6 AMD TD Soldiers

US Army Photo by Sgt. Steven Randall 3-6 AMD TD Soldiers in the Bataan Memorial Death March run through a mister set up near the half way point for the marathon length route. 2019's march was noticeably cooler ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jesse Untalan, a video broadcaster and

U.S. Army Sgt. Jesse Untalan, a video broadcaster and California native, U.S. Pacific Army Command, stands proudly in front of the Capas National Shrine, while participating in military exercise Balikatan 2013.... More

The etched name of late U.S. Army major and

The etched name of late U.S. Army major and Filipino-American, Pedro Untalan, a Bataan death march survivor, is listed on the wall of the Capas National Shrine, Capas, Tarlac Province, Philippines. Untalan is t... More

A competitor crosses the finish line at the 2018 Bataan

A competitor crosses the finish line at the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March on March 25, 2018 at White Sands Missile Range, N. M. The memorial march is conducted in honor of the heroic service members who defe... More

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Frankie Ramirez draws a map

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Frankie Ramirez draws a map of Manila Bay and its four island fortresses from which he fought in the Battle of Corregidor during World War II. Ramirez, 92, was in a regiment of the Philip... More

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

US Army Photo by Sgt. Caleb Creech 3-6 AMD TD Sgt. Maj. Retired Don Riggins (right) and Maj. Keya Riggins marching in the Bataan Memorial Death March

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman LaShawn Lauriston Loriston,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman LaShawn Lauriston Loriston, 366th Force Support Squadron food services journeyman, takes in the view of the sand dunes, March 13, 2020, in Bruneau Dunes State Park, Idaho. Luariston... More

Lt. Col. Hamilton Underwood weighs his pack after

Lt. Col. Hamilton Underwood weighs his pack after participating in the Heavy Division of the 29th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on March 25, 2018 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The Bataan Memori... More

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

World War II veteran Ben Skardon, a surivor of the

World War II veteran Ben Skardon, a surivor of the Bataan Death March, speaks during a ceremony that dedicated the plaque that honors him seen here, which sits at the base of Clemson University's Memorial Stadi... More

Retired U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Giovanni Guejarra

Retired U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Giovanni Guejarra (holding guidon) pays his respects to U.S. Army Col. (retired) Ben Skardon, 98, at the start of the 27th annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Miss... More

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

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 99 (in white hat), a survivor of the Bataan Death March, walks with members of Ben’s Brigade, his loyal support team, under a blazing New Mexico sun during the Bataan Memoria... More

U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Antonio Padilla, 366th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Antonio Padilla, 366th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, kicks up sand as he hikes up a sand dune, March 13, 2020, at Bruneau Dunes State Park, Idaho. This was th... More

A participant in the Bataan Memorial Death March carries

A participant in the Bataan Memorial Death March carries a prisoners of war and missing in action flag along the course here March 25, to honor more than 76,000 POW/MIAs at Bataan and Corregidor during World Wa... More

Sgt. Joshua Colenda, 1209th Medical Company (Area Support),

Sgt. Joshua Colenda, 1209th Medical Company (Area Support), ruck marches during the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on Powidz Air Base, March 6 in Powidz, Poland. The 24-mile ruck march was hosted by the... More

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 Lt. Col. Jimmy Mullinax (right) and a friend

Retired Lt. Col. Jimmy Mullinax (right) and a friend help place American flags around Clemson University’s Scroll of Honor for Memorial Day, May 21, 2020. (Photo by Ken Scar)

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 ... More

Participants in the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March

Participants in the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March race through the two-mile mark of the 26.2-mile course at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 25, 2018. The race honors the thousands of American and Fil... More

Cpl. Jerrell Clark, 542nd Transportation Company, ruck

Cpl. Jerrell Clark, 542nd Transportation Company, ruck marches during the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on Powidz Air Base, Powidz, Poland, March 6. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Ryan C. Matson, 652n... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brett Randall, 726th Air

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brett Randall, 726th Air Control Squadron independent duty medical technician, and U.S. Air Force Nicholas Swift, 366th Fighter Wing broadcastjournalist apprentice, hike towards the la... More

U.S. Army participants in the Bataan Memorial Death

U.S. Army participants in the Bataan Memorial Death March pass through water misters along the course here March 25. The team from Fort Bragg, Texas, finished first with a time of 5:25:19. They carried backpack... More

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

US Army Photo by Sgt. Oscar Curry 3-6 AMD TD Cadets

US Army Photo by Sgt. Oscar Curry 3-6 AMD TD Cadets from Del Valle High School JROTC horse around as they run down the trail near water point 7.

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

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

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

WWII veteran, Bataan Death March survivor, and beloved

WWII veteran, Bataan Death March survivor, and beloved Clemson University alumnus and professor emeritus U.S. Army Col. (retired) Ben Skardon greets members of the Clemson's Reserve Officer Training Corps honor... More

U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Archuleta

U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Archuleta with the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, shakes hands with U.S. Army Col. (Ret.) Ben Skardon, a survivor of th... More

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

100-year-old Bataan Death March survivor Col. Ben Skardon (in white hat), a beloved Clemson University alumnus and professor emeritus, shows off his Clemson class ring with fellow alums during the Bataan Memori... More

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

Artifacts photoed here were recovered in the 1970s

U.S. Marine Corps Col. William Dunn, 22nd Marine

U.S. Marine Corps Col. William Dunn, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) commanding officer, speaks to MEU Marines after a ceremony commemorating the Bataan Death March aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5). The 22nd ... More

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

1st Sgt. Brian Busby, 1st Lt. Michael Boitano and Capt.

1st Sgt. Brian Busby, 1st Lt. Michael Boitano and Capt. Victor Becerra, 286th Engineer Company, Washington National Guard, participate in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The a... More

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

Col. Ben Skardon, a WWII POW, recipient of two Silver

Col. Ben Skardon, a WWII POW, recipient of two Silver Stars, and survivor of the Bataan Death March, dances with the “cowbell guy” after walking in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, ... More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Bill Overmier, 96,

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Bill Overmier, 96, a Bataan Death March survivor spoke about how he joined the New Mexico National Guard to earn extra money for a degree at the University of New Mexico, on Ma... More

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 wounded warrior runs on the desert trail during the

A wounded warrior runs on the desert trail during the 2013 Bataan Memorial Death March. The 24th Annual event and 71st commemorative event is held here at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Sunday, March 17, 2013... More

170414-N-OE749-070 GULF OF ADEN (April 14, 2017) Amphibious

170414-N-OE749-070 GULF OF ADEN (April 14, 2017) Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) Commanding Officer, Capt. Eric Pfister, delivers a speech during the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Bataan commemor... More

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

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, walks in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., accompanied b... More

Spc. Bunyu Kilo, 729th Composite Supply Company, rucks

Spc. Bunyu Kilo, 729th Composite Supply Company, rucks down a long stretch of road during the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on Powidz Air Base, Powidz, Poland, March 6. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Mast... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hailey Goetz, 366th Security

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hailey Goetz, 366th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, takes in the view after finishing a 26 mile ruck march, March 13, 2020, at Bruneau Dunes State Park, Idaho... More

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

Historical photo of Bataan Death March

Historical photo of Bataan Death March Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description