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History buffs and Ben Skardon fans
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History buffs and Ben Skardon fans


Sep 10, 2019, 4:09 PM

I just finished a book called "Ghost Soldiers" about survivors of the Bataan Death March and several notorious Japanese prison camps. While Skardon was not mentioned by name in the book, he spent three years in Cabanatuan prison camp, which the book focuses on. He was later transferred out and finished his imprisonment at another camp. The book also describes this transfer in detail. A good, quick read for those of you who enjoy historical biography like I do. Incredible story. Had the pleasure of meeting Colonel Skardon in May...I wish I had read the book prior to that meeting.

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Sep 10, 2019, 4:16 PM

The Col. will outlast all of us. I had him for freshman english. It wasnt till many years later I knew what he went through during the war. Brave, self-lees, hero are very inadequate words for him and those who endured what he did.

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I had him as my speech class professor......


Sep 10, 2019, 4:45 PM

and like you, never knew his story until many years later. He is truly a Clemson and American hero.

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Sep 10, 2019, 6:10 PM [ in reply to Re: History buffs and Ben Skardon fans ]

There were actually several Clemson alums captured in the Philippines. Manny Lawton was a 23 year old Captain captured.

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Sep 10, 2019, 4:23 PM

I read that way back when it first came out. Fantastic book!!

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Sep 10, 2019, 4:26 PM

Skardon should run down the hill on Military Appreciation Day. Maybe he's already done it.

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Sep 10, 2019, 4:28 PM

I should have capitalized hill - Hill

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Incredible to think I took one of his classes, and


Sep 11, 2019, 5:06 AM

I graduated in 1969!

A living Clemson legend.

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