Written by Over this weekend, I participated in my JROTC’s Bataan Death March. Every year, we do the Bataan Death March in honor of the thousands of American and Filipino POWs who died during the Bataan Death March in 1942. In April of 1942, the Japanese forced 78,000 prisoners to walk 65 miles in brutal conditions. Thousands of them died along the way, and every year, JROTC units and other large groups honor this event by participating in a 14 to 25-mile walk. Most high school units, including mine, do a 14-mile walk. It was very exhausting, and my feet and legs were killing me, however I am very glad that I participated. It is a fun day that I spend with my friends and a good exercise for everyone who participates. This was especially nice for me because it allowed me to complete 14 more miles towards my black belt test. I am still struggling with keeping up with my miles; however, I have been working extremely hard to catch up again, and I will be posting a blog soon with a more in-depth explanation of my mileage journey.
Pushups
(21,310 / 50,000)
Situps
(21,475 / 50,000)
Makiwara
(3,070 / 10,000)
Miles
(240 / 1,000)
Kata
(284 / 1,000)
Kumite
(348 / 1,000)
Kindness
(428 / 1,000)
Meditation
(1,963 / 5,000)
Books
(2 / 6)
Blogs
(25 / 52)
Videos
(1 / 12)
That sounds like a good way to honor all those people that died. That’s great that you were able to walk 14 miles to help get more miles for the test. Keep on moving.