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  • Japanese soldiers marched American and Filipino POWs from Marilieves and Bagac, Philippines, to San Fernando, Phillippines, following their surrender April 9, 1942. The 65-mile trek became known as the Bataan Death March after 10,000 POWs died during the journey. To commemorate the event, 10 Team Schriever members are set to take part in the 28th annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, March 19. The memorial march is 26.2 miles. Participants may march individually or as a team, and with or without a heavy backpack. (Courtesy graphic)

    Schriever members to participate in memorial march

    On April 10, 1942, the first of approximately 76,000 American and Filipino service members took their first steps in what would become one of the most brutal and deadly marches in history.The Bataan Death March, as the 65-mile trek came to be known, claimed 10,000 lives, as the captives were subjected not only to the harsh elements of the tropical
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