Lt. Col. Chris Tatarka, 34th “Red Bull” Infantry Division, checks in at the registration desk for the Bataan Memorial March on May 1, 2010. The march is a 10 or 20 miles event that commemorates the deadly Bataan Death March of World War II.
This plaque hangs in front of the Minnesota National Guard's Brainerd Armory as part of a tribute to the fallen Soldiers of the Bataan Death March.
Participants in the Bataan Memorial March on May 1, 2010 bow their heads as the chaplain leads them in a prayer. The march is a 10 or 20 miles event that commemorates the deadly Bataan Death March of World War II.
A Soldier from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment takes off carrying the Company Guidon during the Bataan Memorial March on May 1, 2010. The march is a 10 or 20 miles event that commemorates the deadly Bataan Death March of World War II.
A Soldier who just completed the 20 miles portion of the Bataan Memorial March on May 1, 2010 seeks some medical attention for his feet. The march is a 10 or 20 miles event that commemorates the deadly Bataan Death March of World War II.
Participants get their packs weighted for the 13th Annual Bataan Memorial March. The event was held in Brainerd, Minn. on May 1st, 2010. The 1st Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment (CAB) was the organizer of the event. The event serves to commemorate all the individuals that endured the Bataan Death March in April 1942. 78,000 individuals were forced to march over 55 miles, with little to no food or water, following the surrender of Allied Forces. Nearly 20,000 military and civilian personnel died or were killed during the march. Many of the 60,000 survivors suffered the remaining years of the war in Japanese POW camps. Soldiers from the Brainerd Army National Guard’s 194th Tank Battalion deployed to the Philippines in 1941, were attacked on the Bataan Peninsula by the Japanese on December 8th, 1941 (the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor), fought for five months in sustained combat, endured the Bataan Death March, and those who survived suffered the next three years in POW camps. This annual memorial march honors and remembers the amazing sacrifices of these incredible heroes. To find past stories on the memorial march or the Minnesota National Guard please visit www.MinnesotaNationalGuard.org
Four survivors from the Bataan Death March were made honorary members of the 1st Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment on May 1st, 2010. The memorial march was held in Brainerd, Minn. The 1st Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment (CAB) was the organizer of the event. The event serves to commemorate all the individuals that endured the Bataan Death March in April 1942. 78,000 individuals were forced to march over 55 miles, with little to no food or water, following the surrender of Allied Forces. Nearly 20,000 military and civilian personnel died or were killed during the march. Many of the 60,000 survivors suffered the remaining years of the war in Japanese POW camps. Soldiers from the Brainerd Army National Guard’s 194th Tank Battalion deployed to the Philippines in 1941, were attacked on the Bataan Peninsula by the Japanese on December 8th, 1941 (the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor), fought for five months in sustained combat, endured the Bataan Death March, and those who survived suffered the next three years in POW camps. This annual memorial march honors and remembers the amazing sacrifices of these incredible heroes. To find past stories on the memorial march or the Minnesota National Guard please visit www.MinnesotaNationalGuard.org
Participants register and get their packs weighted for the 13th Annual Bataan Memorial March. The event was held in Brainerd, Minn. on May 1st, 2010. The 1st Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment (CAB) was the organizer of the event. The event serves to commemorate all the individuals that endured the Bataan Death March in April 1942. 78,000 individuals were forced to march over 55 miles, with little to no food or water, following the surrender of Allied Forces. Nearly 20,000 military and civilian personnel died or were killed during the march. Many of the 60,000 survivors suffered the remaining years of the war in Japanese POW camps. Soldiers from the Brainerd Army National Guard’s 194th Tank Battalion deployed to the Philippines in 1941, were attacked on the Bataan Peninsula by the Japanese on December 8th, 1941 (the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor), fought for five months in sustained combat, endured the Bataan Death March, and those who survived suffered the next three years in POW camps. This annual memorial march honors and remembers the amazing sacrifices of these incredible heroes. To find past stories on the memorial march or the Minnesota National Guard please visit www.MinnesotaNationalGuard.org
The 13th Annual Bataan Memorial March was held in Brainerd, Minnesota at 9am on Saturday, May 1st, 2010. The 1st Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment (CAB) is the proud organizer of the event. This event serves to commemorate all the individuals that endured the Bataan Death March in April 1942. 78,000 individuals were forced to march over 55 miles, with little to no food or water, following the surrender of Allied Forces. Nearly 20,000 military and civilian personnel died or were killed during the march. Many of the 60,000 survivors suffered the remaining years of the war in Japanese POW camps. Soldiers from the Brainerd Army National Guard’s 194th Tank Battalion deployed to the Philippines in 1941, were attacked on the Bataan Peninsula by the Japanese on December 8th, 1941 (the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor), fought for five months in sustained combat, endured the Bataan Death March, and those who survived suffered the next three years in POW camps. This annual memorial march honors and remembers the amazing sacrifices of these incredible heroes. “Remember Bataan, Never Forget!!!”
Soldiers, civilians, friends and family participated in the 13th Annual Bataan Memorial March. The event was held in Brainerd, Minn. on May 1st, 2010. The 1st Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment (CAB) was the organizer of the event. The event serves to commemorate all the individuals that endured the Bataan Death March in April 1942. 78,000 individuals were forced to march over 55 miles, with little to no food or water, following the surrender of Allied Forces. Nearly 20,000 military and civilian personnel died or were killed during the march. Many of the 60,000 survivors suffered the remaining years of the war in Japanese POW camps. Soldiers from the Brainerd Army National Guard’s 194th Tank Battalion deployed to the Philippines in 1941, were attacked on the Bataan Peninsula by the Japanese on December 8th, 1941 (the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor), fought for five months in sustained combat, endured the Bataan Death March, and those who survived suffered the next three years in POW camps. This annual memorial march honors and remembers the amazing sacrifices of these incredible heroes. To find past stories on the memorial march or the Minnesota National Guard please visit www.MinnesotaNationalGuard.org
