Why did the march begin? The New Mexico State University Army ROTC Department began sponsoring the Bataan Memorial Death March in 1989 to mark when nearly 10,000 people died follo ...

The Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands had strong participation. "It must remain a vibrant part of our national ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Four World War II and four Korean War Veterans will be honored on Saturday, April 5, during the Bataan Death March Commemoration organized by The Bataan ...

Hours after that surrender, tens of thousands of Filipino and American troops began the Bataan Death March, a five-day, 65-mile trek to a prison camp to the north, during which they were denied ...

The 36th annual Bataan Memorial Death March will take place Saturday, March 22 at White Sands Missile Range. The march is conducted in honor of the heroic Service Members who defended the ...

While the Japanese pounded Corregidor (which would surrender on May 6), they led their prisoners on a forced march out of Bataan. Before the "Death March ... and taken to prison camps.

The weak and sick captives — an estimated 72,000 people — were force-marched north into prison camps ... April 9: U.S. surrenders Luzon. Bataan death march: the Japanese march prisoners ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Thousands gathered Sunday, March 23, 2025, at White Sands Missile Range for the 36th annual Bataan Memorial Death March. The event honored the tens of thousands of U.S ...

Garrison Commander of White Sands Missile Range and the host of the Bataan Memorial Death March, and Nino Basarro, Director of the White Sands Missile Range Directorate of Family and Morale ...

WHITE SANDS, N.M. (KRQE) – Over 4,000 people packed up their gear and walked or ran this weekend in honor of the heroes of the Bataan Death March. Among those thousands, was a retired military ...