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26.2 miles of honor and remembrance

WHITE SANDS MISSLE RANGE, N.M. – Leonard Robinson, 93, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, gives an interview March 25. Sixteen survivors attended the 23rd annual Bataan Memorial Death March. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman DeAndre Curtiss / Released)
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26.2 miles of honor and remembrance

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – A participant of the opening ceremony at the 23rd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March holds a flag March 25, during a moment of silence. The event, attended by a record number of more than 6,700 marchers, commemorates the original Bataan Death March which occurred in the Philippines during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman DeAndre Curtiss / Released)
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26.2 miles of honor and remembrance

WHITE SANDS MISSLE RANGE, N.M. – Participants of the 23rd annual Bataan Memorial Death March attend the opening ceremonies here March 25, before starting the event. The march, which has been at WSMR since 1992, offers two different courses – a 26.2 mile and 15.2 mile honorary course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman DeAndre Curtiss / Released)
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WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – University of California Santa Barbara U.S. Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps members cross the finish line of the Bataan Memorial Death March as a team here March 25. Brandon Peer, 27, of Fort Collins, Colo., was the first ROTC participant to finish the marathon in the ROTC - heavy category, with a chip time of 5:58:28; Alexander Babos, 19, of Fort Collins, Colo., was the first in the ROTC - light category, with a chip time of 3:53:44. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – A double-amputee and wounded warrior participant in the Bataan Memorial Death March continues along the course here March 25. Several wounded warriors who were missing one or more limbs completed the full marathon in honor of those who endured the 80-mile Bataan Death March in 1942. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – U.S. Army participants in the Bataan Memorial Death March pass through water misters along the course here March 25. The team from Fort Bragg, N.C., finished first with a time of 5:25:19. They carried backpacks weighing more than 35 pounds. The first team in the military - light category, Team White 2 Alpha, finished in 5:56:06. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – A participant in the Bataan Memorial Death March carries a prisoners of war and missing in action flag along the course here March 25, to honor more than 76,000 POW/MIAs at Bataan and Corregidor during World War II. Most of the 16 Bataan Death March survivors attending the Bataan Memorial Death March this year had to endure three years or more in POW camps after the historical 80-mile death march. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Sherri Rowe, a participant in the Bataan Memorial Death March, receives medical treatment for blisters at a rest stop along the course here March 25. Many participants suffered minor injuries, such as blisters and cramps, along the course. Volunteer medics were on hand to assist at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – William Eldridge, a former machine gunner with the U.S. Army 31st Infantry Regiment and survivor of the Bataan Death March, shakes the hand of a participant near the halfway point of the Bataan Memorial Death March here March 25. Participants had the opportunity to shake the hands of 16 attending survivors of the Bataan Death March near the halfway point and at the finish line of the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Villagran, 550th Special Operations Squadron aviation resource manager from Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., laces up his boot after checking for blisters at a rest stop along the course of the Bataan Memorial Death March here March 25. Ricardo Gutierrez, 37, of Converse, Texas, finished the 26.2-mile marathon first in the military - light category, with a chip time of 4:21:35; Toby Angove, 39, of Indiana, Pa., finished first in the military - heavy category, with a chip time of 4:40:29. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – A time indicator stands near the halfway point along the course of the Bataan Memorial Death March here March 25. Ken Gordon, 47, of Albuquerque, N.M., finished first with a chip time of 3:18:57. The first female to finish was Pam Nielsen, 35, of Minnetonka, Minn., with a chip time of 3:32:12. Both competed in the civilian - light category. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – A medical evacuation helicopter lands in the distance as participants in the Bataan Memorial Death March head to a medical stop along the course here March 25. Several participants suffered medical injuries as they attempted to complete the 26.2 mile trek to the finish. Volunteer medics were on hand to assist at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – A participant displays an individual race number on her backpack during the Bataan Memorial Death March here March 25. The march began around 7 a.m., and the course stayed open until 8 p.m., when darkness fell and it was no longer safe for participants to continue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – A volunteer provides sports drinks at a rest station along the course of the Bataan Memorial Death March here March 25. The event was heavily supported, with thousands of volunteers, water and aid stations every two miles, and medics on standby due to the course’s high elevation and heat. The course elevation ranged from 4,000 feet to 5,500 feet, and temperatures reached 85 degrees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Participants donning gas masks compete in the team category of the Bataan Memorial Death March here March 25. The event included categories of: civilian - light; civilian - heavy, with a 35-pound backpack; military - light; military - heavy, with a 35-pound backpack; Reserve Officers' Training Corps - light; and ROTC - heavy, with a 35-pound backpack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Participants in the Bataan Memorial Death March begin their trek through the sand here March 25. The event included both a full marathon and a 15.2-mile honorary march. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – A U.S. Army member posts the flag of the Battling Bastards of Bataan at the opening ceremony of the Bataan Memorial Death March here March 25. This was the 23rd annual Bataan Memorial Death March. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – A member of the Black Daggers, a U.S. Army Special Operations Command parachute demonstration team, prepares to land during the opening ceremony of the Bataan Memorial Death March here March 25. The demonstration team is comprised of volunteers from throughout ARSOC, all with diverse backgrounds. They are skilled in various military specialties, including Special Forces, Rangers, civil affairs, psychological operations, and signal and support. This was the first year the Black Daggers participated in the opening ceremony of the Bataan Memorial Death March. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – U.S. Army members and participants in the Bataan Memorial Death March wait during the opening ceremony here March 25. More than 6,700 people came from across the country and internationally to honor Bataan Death March survivors and the legacy of those who were prisoners of war or died during that time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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The Bataan Memorial Death March

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – A U.S. flag is raised at the opening ceremony of the Bataan Memorial Death March here March 25. The event honors the 76,000 prisoners of war forced to endure marching nearly 80 miles under the brutal conditions of the Japanese during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)
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