Cadets Complete in Bataan Memorial Death March
April 21, 2023
By Christi Mays
With 35-pound rucksacks slung on their backs and dressed in full camo combat gear and boots, five UMHB Army ROTC cadets trekked a treacherous 26.2-miles to participate in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range in Las Cruces, NM, during their spring break.
The memorial march honors an estimated 10,000 Filipinos and American soldiers who died after they surrendered to the Japanese during World War II and were forced to march 65 miles ...
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