Blistering heat, fatigue and pain is how eight Airmen plan to pay honor to the victims and survivors of the Bataan Death March.
The Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station Airmen have been training for months and are taking part in this year’s annual march in New Mexico March 23.
The 25th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March is a challenging march through the high-desert terrain of White Sands Missile Range to honor a special group of World War II heroes. The men who fought there defended the islands of Luzon, Corregidor and the harbor defense forts of the Philippines, sacrificing their freedom, health and, in many cases, their lives.
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