1st Sgt. Troy Helget, B. Co., 1-194 Tank Battalion, fills out his race tag prior to the start of the Bataan Memorial Death March on May 9, 2009 in Brainerd, Minnesota.
A Bataan Death March competitior checks out his t-shirt during registration for the race May 9, 2009, at the 1-194th Tank Battalion Armory in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Bataan survivors Walter Straka (left) and Ken Porwoll lead the pacy by taking the first steps of the Bataan Memorial Death March May 9, 2009 in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Mike Jacobs adjusts his headphones at the start of the Bataan Memorial Death March May 9, 2009 in Brainerd Minnesota. Jacobs placed second in the 20-mile competition with a time of 2:28:27.
Bataan Death March competitiors walk from the 1-194th Tank Battalion Armory in Brainerd to the starting point May 9, 2009.
BASRA, Iraq -- Soldiers march through the heat during the Bataan Memorial March held on COB Basra May 10. Photo by Sgt. Eric Jungels.
Michael Bellows runs along County Road 45 during the first streach of the Bataan Memorial Death March in Brainerd, Minnesota, on May 9, 2009.
BASRA, Iraq — Soldiers march through the heat during the Bataan Memorial March held on COB Basra May 10. Photo by Sgt. Eric Jungels.
A racer runs past mailboxes during the Bataan Memorial Death March April 9, 2009 in Brainerd, Minnesota.
A Soldier carries a guidon along County Road 45 in Brainerd, Minnesota, during the first leg of the Bataan Memorial Death March on April 9, 2009.
A Bataan Memorial Death March runner pauses to take a cup of water along County Road 45 in Brainerd, Minnesota, after the first leg of the race.
Runner Chad Ctohman runs alongside Business 371 in Brainerd during the Bataan Memorial Death March May 9.
Ben Zilka shakes the hand of Walter Straka during an awards ceremony of the 12th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March May 9, 2009, in Brainerd Minnesota. Zilka won the 10-mile race with a time of 1:08:21.
BASRA, Iraq – A Soldier marches through the heat during the Bataan Memorial March held on COB Basra May 10. Photo by Sgt. Eric Jungels.
