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Retired Army Col. Ben Skardon, 99, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, salutes Henry Leitner’s headstone in Clemson University’s Scroll of Honor during a flag-placing ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day observances, May 25, 2017. Leitner and Skardon, both Clemson alumni, survived the infamous Bataan Death March and were prisoners of war together. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar

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Retired Army Col. Ben Skardon, 99, salutes Henry Leitner’s headstone during a flag-placing ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day observances, May 25, 2017. Leitner and Skardon survived the infamous Bataan Death March and were prisoners of war together. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar

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Tags: Memorial Day 2017, Veterans Day 2017 Special, World War II, veterans

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Ken Scar | VIRIN: 170525-A-ZU930-006.JPG

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