CAMP RIPLEY — Remembering the sacrifice of those at Bataan, participants took off from the starting line during the Bataan Memorial March, hosted by the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, at Camp Ripley.

“This memorial march is about more than honoring the past — it’s about carrying the legacy of those who served before us,” said Army 1st Lt. Colton Rossow, public affairs officer for Camp Ripley, in a news release.

The Bataan Memorial March serves as a living tribute to the 34th Tank Company from Brainerd, which was federalized on Feb. 10, 1941, and later redesignated as part of the 194th Tank Battalion during World War II. That battalion deployed to the Philippines and was the first U.S. tank unit in the Far Eas

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