The 21st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March

March 21, 2010

The 20th Bataan March has been completed!
The results can be found by clicking below
http://www.arizonarunningeventsco.com/results.htm

The Next Bataan March is March 21, 2010
Registration will open mid-November

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A test of endurance!
An active history lesson!

The Bataan Memorial Death March is a challenging march through the high desert terrain of  White Sands Missile Range, N.M., conducted in honor of the heroic service members who defended the Philippine Islands during World War II, sacrificing their freedom, health and, in many cases, their very lives.

Choose between two routes

 The GREEN route is the full 26.2-mile Bataan Memorial Death March. Awards are presented to the top two finishers in each category.  Those marching the 26.2 miles will be able to experience, in part, what Soldiers endured during their long forced trek through the Philippines.

The BLUE route is 15.2 miles in length. This shorter march is designed for participants who would like to memorialize Bataan but do not wish to march the full 26.2-mile route. There are NO awards given for this shorter march.

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2008 Bataan Memorial Death March

RESULTS

19th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March

The Bataan Memorial Death March is more of a memorial than a race. The history and memoriam of the Bataan Death March is what this event is all about. A record number of  soldiers and civilians came together at the White Sands Missile Range Base to pay tribute and to honor to the soldiers who were in the original march in the Philippines during WWII. It also pays tribute and honor to the sacrifices of those who have gone before them. This year the Bataan survivors answered the roll call during the opening ceremony

 

Thirty two amputees from Iraq and Afghanistan also took part in the Bataan Memorial Death March with almost all completing the entire 26.2 mile distance. Soldiers and civilians alike, in the heavy division, carried a minimum of 35 pound packs the entire distance. It was a perfect day until the wind picked up in the afternoon adding yet another obstacle to the runners and marchers.

 

NEW THIS YEAR!!: BRING YOUR COIN

During this years anniversary Death March, show your units participation and pride. Bring your units coin to the packet pick up and have it displayed throughout this years event. Coins will be displayed during registration on a special made coin rack. After Bataan, coins and coin rack will be moved to the White Sands Museum to be displayed in their special Bataan Memorial Death March section.

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NO MAMA, NO PAPA, NO UNCLE SAM ............ REMEMBER BATAAN

 

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Contact us at bataan@conus.army.mil. 

Send questions on rules to bataanrules@conus.army.mil.



The Next Bataan March is March 21, 2010!
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