Ben Skardon with Benjamin Breckheimer [Image 11 of 28]

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NM, UNITED STATES

03.25.2018

Photo by Ken Scar    

U.S. Army Cadet Command (Army ROTC)

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, 2nd Infantry Division, before the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., May 22, 2017walked nearly 7 miles in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 25, 2018. On September 13, 2009, while driving on a mission near Spin Boldak, Iraq, Breckheimer’s vehicle hit a pressure plate improvised explosive device (IED) which immediately caused traumatic injuries to his lower extremities. In May, 2017 Breckheimer became the third Purple Heart recipient to summit Mt. Everest. (Photo by Ken Scar)

• Date Taken: 03.25.2018
• Date Posted: 04.13.2018 15:02
• Photo ID: 4295028
• VIRIN: 180325-A-ZU930-022
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 2.16 MB
• Location: WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NM, US