PLEASE NOTE: Due to an early and overwhelming response to the event, we have run through our original stock of Bataan 60.1 patches and coins. We are just blown away, thank you!! As soon as it looked like we might sell out, we put in a rush order for more. These are currently being produced and are being rush ordered as soon as possible. We will mail these out as soon as we have them in hand. In the meantime, your BATAAN & Fallen Hero bibs are being sent in this first packet (so you can honor your fallen hero along your journey). For those first 500 doing the GORUCK division, your Honor The Fallen Buff will be in the first shipment. All GORUCK patches are being mailed weekly as GORUCK division participants finished their 60.1 Bataan Challenge miles. Thank you for helping us to honor the sacrifice!
We’re the battling bastards of Bataan.
No mama, no papa, no Uncle Sam,
No aunts, no uncles, no cousins, no nieces,
No pills, no planes, no artillery pieces
And nobody gives a damn.
*This event is produced by and is a fundraiser for Memories of Honor. We are not affiliated with the annual Bataan Memorial March held at White Sands New Mexico produced by the WSMR. If you have questions concerning this event please see our FAQ section and or contact us directly.
Through this virtual charity event, you are given the opportunity to "virtually" and "interactively" take the same 60.1-mile trek of the historic Bataan Death March from Mariveles, Bataan to San Fernando, Pampanga.
SWAG WILL SHIP WITHIN 2-3 WEEKS OF REGISTRATION.
GORUCK division patches will be delivered separately after you have completed your challenge.
PLEASE READ YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL -- IT CONTAINS A CODE THAT YOU WILL NEED IN ORDER TO TRACK YOUR MILES ON THE APP.
Having trouble? See our FAQ page.
VIRTUAL gives you have the power of choice! You choose...
INTERACTIVE gives you the experience of a lifetime!
Participants can connect through their favorite fitness trackers such as Fitbit, Strava, Map My Run, Runkeeper, and more – or manually log distances with the web/mobile app. This allows you to experience your 60.1-mile Bataan Death March journey through your smartphone and through Google Street View at the end of each activity. At any time you can see where you are on the 60.1 interactive route map. You can compare your achievements against friends, or everyone who is taking on the challenge from anywhere in the country.
RUCK-ING [VERB]
Carrying a weighted pack on your back. It implies action, energy, and purpose. You may do your ruck in boots or the footwear of your choice. When in doubt, beginners should start with < 20 lbs. Move as fast as you can or as slow as you want. You control the weight and the distance so you control the level of difficulty. For this event your pack can be as large or as small as you like, you may also wear a weighted vest if you don't have a pack. We suggest that participants carry at least15-pounds of weight for this event.
PLEASE CHECK THE REGISTRATION LEVELS TO SEE WHAT SWAG COMES WITH YOUR ENTRY.
This is located at the top of the site under the heading EVENTS.
GORUCK division patches will be delivered separately after you have completed your challenge.
PLEASE ALLOW 2-3 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY.
BATAAN CHALLENGE EVENT BIB & FALLEN HERO MEMORIAL BIB (containing the handwritten name of a fallen service member.).
Bataan Death March: April 1942
April 9, 1942, U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II (1939-45), the approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. The marchers made the trek in intense heat and were subjected to harsh treatment by Japanese guards. Thousands perished in what became known as the Bataan Death March.
The surrendered Filipinos and Americans soon were rounded up by the Japanese and forced to march some 65 miles from Mariveles, on the southern end of the Bataan Peninsula, to San Fernando. The men were divided into groups of approximately 100, and the march typically took each group around five days to complete. The exact figures are unknown, but it is believed that thousands of troops died because of the brutality of their captors, who starved and beat the marchers and bayoneted those too weak to walk. Survivors were taken by rail from San Fernando to prisoner-of-war camps, where thousands more died from disease, mistreatment, and starvation.
Ultimately, the exact number of deaths during the death march and the imprisonment that followed it are not known. Accordingly, some 500 Americans and up to 2,500 Filipinos died in the main march. In the prison camp, it is believed that as many as 1,500 Americans and 26,000 Filipinos died due to illnesses and starvation. All in all, of the approximately 22,000 American soldiers captured by the Japanese during the Fall of Bataan, only about 15,000 were able to return home to the States.
Memories of Honor (formerly known as Medals of Honor) is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit in the state of TN #47-5273214. We honor our fallen military and the families they leave behind through sports, entertainment, and special events. Through these events and our programs, we help heal the invisible wounds of war for both surviving family members and veterans. Memories of Honor acts as a living breathing memorial so that no loss of life during service to our country is forgotten.
While Bataan death marched is meant to honor our heroes who gave up their lives in combat, this event can also be a way of remembrance and respect for our troops who have lost their lives while serving on active duty, our POW's and Veterans that we lost to suicide. While taking this 60-mile walk down the memory lane, it will give us hope that families across the world who were impacted by these tragedies in the past, today and in the future will know they are not alone.
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STEPS TO JOINING THE CHALLENGE
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