Paul Kerchum, a Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) with the Air Force and the Army Air Corps, describes his experiences in World War II and his involvement in the Bataan Death March to a crowd of visitors at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, March 24, 2018. Thousands of prisoners of war died in the Bataan Death March, a forced relocation of prisoners in April 1942 through inhospitable jungle, who were denied proper food, water and medical attention. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Matthew J. Marcellus)

Paul Kerchum, a Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) with the Air Force and the Army Air Corps, describes his experiences in World War II and his involvement in the Bataan Death March to a crowd of visitors at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, March 24, 2018. Thousands of prisoners of war died in the Bataan Death March, a forced relocation of prisoners in April 1942 through inhospitable jungle, who were denied proper food, water and medical attention. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Matthew J. Marcellus) Stock Photo

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