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 Staff Sgt. Ken Scar | 335th Signal Command (Theater) | 03.19.2017
The 75th anniversary of WWII’s infamous Bataan Death March was commemorated by 7,200 participants who gathered in the wee morning hours for the 28th Bataan Memorial Death March, Sunday, March 19. Once again, retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 99 years young, was the oldest participant and the only survivor of the real Bataan Death March who walked in the event....
Story by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 11.21.2015
Any time retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon steps onto the Clemson University campus, all eyes turn to him. On Military Appreciation Day at the school, the dapper 98-year-old World War II veteran sat amid a crowd of news media and admirers at the foot of the Memorial Stadium flagpole, which was being permanently dedicated to him....
Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 11.22.2014
South Carolina's Clemson University added to it's rich tradition of championing the U.S. Military during its latest Military Appreciation Day, which including non-stop recognition and honors for past and present service members....
