Video by Scott Sturkol | Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office | 08.26.2024
This is b-roll footage from Aug. 26, 2024, of the Mass of Christian Burial service for Sgt. Jack Hohlfeld in Onalaska and La Crosse, Wis. Hundreds of people attended a special Mass for Hohlfeld at St. Patrick Parish in Onalaska and the graveside service as well. Hohlfeld was born in Hamburg Township in Vernon County just outside Stoddard, Wis. When he was 13 years old, his family moved to......
Video by Scott Sturkol | Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office | 08.26.2024
This is b-roll footage from Aug. 26, 2024, of the Mass of Christian Burial graveside service for Sgt. Jack Hohlfeld in Onalaska and La Crosse, Wis. hundreds of people attended a special Mass for Hohlfeld at St. Patrick Parish in Onalaska and the graveside service. Hohlfeld was born in Hamburg Township in Vernon County just outside Stoddard, Wis. When he was 13 years old, his family moved to......
Video by Airman 1st Class Justin Todd | Space Base Delta 1 | 04.01.2024
Space Delta 7 - Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance recently participated in the Bataan Memorial Death March to remember the 60,000-80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war who were forced to march through the Philippines. On April 9, 1942, the U.S. and Filipino soldiers surrendered after seven months of battle combined with exposure to the extreme elements, disease, and lack......
Video by Clayton Cummins | 72nd Air Base Wing | 03.22.2024
Overcast skies and mist didn’t stop over 150 people from taking part in the Memorial Bataan Death March at Tinker Air Force Base March 22, 2024. 174 participants gathered near the base football field to run, ruck, walk or bike either 3.2, 14.2 or a full 26.2 miles. The Memorial Bataan Death March is an annual event organized at Tinker AFB to honor and remember those that valiantly......
Video by Airman 1st Class Ryan Prince | AFN Humphreys | 05.09.2023
U.S. Army Capt. Cathy Reyes' grandfather survived the Bataan Death March. Reyes explains how her grandfather affected her life. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Ryan Prince.)...
Video by Juan Femath | Air Force Television Pentagon (SAF/PAI) | 01.23.2023
CMSgt (retired) Paul Kerchum, a Bataan Death March survivor, served 8 years in the Army and 21 in the Air Force, retiring in 1966. In 1942, 75,000 American and Filipino troops surrendered at the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines. They were forced on what was later named the Bataan Death March. During the 65-mile march, prisoners of war were beaten, starved, and thousands died or were killed.......
Video by Senior Airman Gary Hilton | 18th Wing | 04.23.2022
Base personnel and veterans participate in the Kadena Top 3’s 9th Memorial Bataan Death March on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 23, 2022. The run/walk event was held to commemorate the 76,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war that were forced to march 66 miles during World War II. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)...
Video by Senior Airman Gary Hilton | 18th Wing | 04.23.2022
Base personnel and veterans participate in the Kadena Top 3’s 9th Memorial Bataan Death March on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 23, 2022. The run/walk event was held to commemorate the 76,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war that were forced to march 66 miles during World War II. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)...
