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Ben Skardon, 99, a retired Army colonel and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, crosses the eight-and-a-half mile finish line at the Bataan Memorial Death March observance at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 19, 2017. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar

99 year-old Bataan survivor finishes 8.5 miles in memorial march

Ben Skardon, 99, a retired Army colonel and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, crosses the eight-and-a-half mile finish line at the Bataan Memorial Death March observance at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 19, 2017. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar

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