Story by Ken Scar | U.S. Army Cadet Command (Army ROTC) | 11.02.2019
Clemson University’s Army and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs were front and center as the school celebrated its rich heritage in the armed forces by hosting Military Appreciation Week from Monday, Oct. 28, through Saturday, Nov. 2. Each day featured at least one program or event designed to support, recognize or advocate for Clemson’s military community, culminating......
Story by Ken Scar | U.S. Army Cadet Command (Army ROTC) | 03.25.2018
Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 100, a survivor of the Bataan Death March and revered alumnus and professor emeritus of Clemson University, was once again the oldest by far of the 8,380 registered participants in the annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 25. He is the only survivor of the real march that walks in the memorial march....
Story by Ken Scar | U.S. Army Cadet Command (Army ROTC) | 03.25.2018
Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 100, a survivor of the Bataan Death March and revered alumnus and professor emeritus of Clemson University, was once again the oldest by far of the 8,380 registered participants in the annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 25. He is the only survivor of the real march that walks in the memorial march....
Story by Master Sgt. Todd Wivell | 62nd Airlift Wing | 04.07.2017
It is approximately 2,800 miles from Fredericksburg, Virginia to Seattle, Washington and can take more than four days of driving to make this trip. That is exactly what took place when two bottles of 1945 Calvados brandy were transported from Fredericksburg the week of March 22 and as one bottle arrived to Seattle the week of April 7, the other bottle arrived to Lompoc, California the week......
Story by Airman 1st Class Erin Piazza | 48th Fighter Wing | 03.13.2015
Flares were shooting from planes, live rounds were whizzing by and fire bottles were exploding; but despite the hazards, an Airman from Royal Air Force Lakenheath ran toward the wreckage of the crash site to help pull injured service members to safety....
Story by Sgt. Joshua Edwards | 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade | 10.01.2010
“In the dark, I was running down the mountain as flares and mortars rained down all around me. I finally found the road and started running back toward where I knew other American Soldiers would be, but in the darkness I couldn’t see the barbwire that had been placed across the road and I became entangled.”...
