Photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar | 335th Signal Command (Theater) | 05.25.2017
U.S. Army Col. (Ret) Ben Skardon, survivor of the Bataan Death March, and his friend and assistant, Donna Burdette, observe 491 American flags that had just been placed on Clemson University’s Scroll of Honor - one for each Clemson alumnus who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country - during a flag placing ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day observances, May 25, 2017. (U.S. Army......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar | 335th Signal Command (Theater) | 05.25.2017
U.S. Army Col. (Ret) Ben Skardon, 99, recipient of two Silver Stars and three Bronze Stars for valor in WWII and survivor of the Bataan Death March, places a flag on Otis Morgan’s stone in Clemson University’s Scroll of Honor during a flag placing ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day observances, May 25, 2017. Morgan and Skardon were both Clemson alums and Prisoners of War together.......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar | 335th Signal Command (Theater) | 05.25.2017
Grayson Newton, 7 (left), and Davis Newton, 5, help place 489 American flags on Clemson University’s Scroll of Honor - one for each Clemson alumnus who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country - during a flag placing ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day observances, May 25, 2017. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar | 335th Signal Command (Theater) | 05.25.2017
Grayson Newton, 7, helps place 489 American flags on Clemson University’s Scroll of Honor - one for each Clemson alumnus who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country - during a flag placing ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day observances, May 25, 2017. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar | 335th Signal Command (Theater) | 05.25.2017
U.S. Army Col. (Ret) Ben Skardon, 99, recipient of two Silver Stars and three Bronze stars for valor in combat during WWII and survivor of the Bataan Death March, greets friends and admirers after helping to place 489 American flags on Clemson University’s Scroll of Honor - one for each Clemson alumnus who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country - during a flag placing ceremony in......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar | 335th Signal Command (Theater) | 05.25.2017
Lily Aiken, 3, walks around Clemson University’s Scroll of Honor after helping other volunteers place 489 American flags - one for each Clemson alumnus who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country - during a flag placing ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day observances, May 25, 2017. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar | 335th Signal Command (Theater) | 05.25.2017
Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 99, and his assistant Donna Burdette observe 489 American flags that had just been placed on Clemson University’s Scroll of Honor - one for each Clemson alumnus who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country - during a flag placing ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day observances, May 25, 2017. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar | 335th Signal Command (Theater) | 05.25.2017
U.S. Army Col. (Ret) Ben Skardon, 99, WWII hero and Bataan Death March survivor, salutes Henry Leitner’s stone in Clemson University’s Scroll of Honor after placing an American flag on it during a flag placing ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day observances, May 25, 2017. Leitner and Skardon, both Clemson alums, survived the infamous Bataan Death March and were Prisoners of War......
