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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

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

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

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

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

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

The Surface Deployment and Distribution Command held

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A volunteer gives out commemorative shirts to participants

A volunteer gives out commemorative shirts to participants before the Bataan Death March Memorial hike, April 7, 2018 on Kadena Air Force base, Okinawa, Japan. More than 200 service members and their families p... More

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

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

Sgt. Christopher Pawlowski, a medic with the New Mexico

Sgt. Christopher Pawlowski, a medic with the New Mexico National Guard’s 1209th Medical Company (Area Support), delivers a safety brief to Soldiers before the start of the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March... More

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

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

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

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.

The Surface Deployment and Distribution Command held

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)

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

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

Artifacts photoed here were recovered in the 1970s

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

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

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

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

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

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

Volunteers provide Gatorade a rest station along the

Volunteers provide Gatorade a rest station along the course of the Bataan Memorial Death March here, March 25. The event was heavily supported, with thousands of volunteers, water and aid stations every two mil... 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

Soldiers the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March

Soldiers the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on Powidz Air Base, March 6 in Powidz, Poland. The event was hosted by the New Mexico National Guard’s 1209th Medical Company (Area Support), who are mobilize... 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

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

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

Soldiers unload their ruck sacks from a bus after reaching

Soldiers unload their ruck sacks from a bus after reaching the starting point of the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on Powidz Air Base, March 6, Powidz, Poland. The New Mexico National Guard’s 1209th Me... More

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

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, meets former Staff Sgt. Benjamin Breckheimer, who was a cavalry scout with 5th Brigade, 2n... 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

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

Sgt. Frank Dunlap, an Army Air Corps veteran of World

Sgt. Frank Dunlap, an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, shakes the hand of Robert Fedortion, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10804, commander, after Dunlap was presented with a Bronze Star Medal Aug. 15, in... More

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. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Harold Bergbower greets

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Harold Bergbower greets U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon at the starting line of the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 20, 2016. Both men are Bataa... 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

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

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

US Army Photo by Sgt. Steven Randall 3-6 AMD TD Thumbs up! It's easy to be this happy at the first water point.

Servicemembers, families and civilians participate

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

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

Participants donning gas masks compete in the team

Participants donning gas masks compete in the team category of the Bataan Memorial Death March here, March 25. The event included categories of: civilian - light; civilian - heavy, with a 35-pound backpack; mil... 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

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, is escorted onto the field of Memorial Stadium by Clemson president Jim Clements (left) and two Air Force ROTC ca... More