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General Update: 99-year old Clemson legend to walk in Bataan Memorial Death March
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General Update: 99-year old Clemson legend to walk in Bataan Memorial Death March


Mar 15, 2017, 11:46 AM

 
99-year old Clemson legend to walk in Bataan Memorial Death March

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When Men were Men. God Bless you COL Skardon


Mar 15, 2017, 11:58 AM

and Thank You for your service!

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Si vis pacem, para bellum (if you want peace, prepare for war)
USMC 1980-83
-Camp Lejeune
-Beirut, Lebanon
SC National Guard 1983-2018


Amen to that.****


Mar 15, 2017, 12:08 PM



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Re: When Men were Men. God Bless you COL Skardon


Mar 15, 2017, 7:38 PM [ in reply to When Men were Men. God Bless you COL Skardon ]

My favorite prof at Clemson. Sensational man! God bless!

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Re: General Update: 99-year old Clemson legend to walk in Bataan Memorial Death March


Mar 15, 2017, 12:01 PM

RING of HONOR...favorite prof by far!

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Mar 15, 2017, 12:07 PM

Skardon is truly a Clemson legend but also much more, a national legend. I spent the morning interviewing him at his Clemson home for an article I wrote several years ago. There aren't enough words to express my admiration and gratitude for what this man endured and for his service to country.

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Mar 15, 2017, 12:07 PM

My English Lit. professor in 1977. Great American and great teacher! Dressed in a suit and bow tie many days for class.

Always wanted to know if we could speak Geechee.

:)

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Mar 15, 2017, 12:08 PM

Incredible story, an awe inspiring representative of the Greatest Generation.

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Mar 15, 2017, 12:11 PM

Prof for both my mom and dad in 1966. Knew about his story but not the most recent stuff. Awesome.

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Next time, vote Jabba like you're supposed to.


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Mar 15, 2017, 12:18 PM

His Legend will never die !

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The book, "Ghost Soldiers" should be required reading...


Mar 15, 2017, 12:55 PM

...for every American.

The book details the horrors these men endured.
If you ever think you have it bad, read this book. It will give you a new outlook on life.

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Re: General Update: 99-year old Clemson legend to walk in Bataan Memorial Death March


Mar 15, 2017, 1:18 PM

Why am I not surprised that a man of this character, faith and integrity graduated from Clemson? Back in the time when men were men and honesty was your creed...We could all learn a lot from his example... May God always hold him in the palm of his hand ??

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Love you Colonel Skardon. Great teacher and even better person.


Mar 15, 2017, 4:17 PM

Learned trchniques in his technical writing and public speaking classes I still use over 30 years later.
He is an inspiration and proud he is a Tiger!

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God bless this man and those of that era


Mar 15, 2017, 4:48 PM

We don't see many like this any longer.They are out there, it will just be years before their stories are told.

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Mar 15, 2017, 4:49 PM

Pssst. These entitled millennials aren't good enough to carry his brief case.

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My uncle, my father's oldest brother, survived the Bataan


Mar 15, 2017, 5:57 PM

Death March. His other three brothers also served in various theaters during WWII...

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Re: General Update: 99-year old Clemson legend to walk in Bataan Memorial Death March


Mar 15, 2017, 6:27 PM

Wow. I expect a video and full recognition at Military Day this season! No excuses!! Just do it.

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Mar 15, 2017, 6:28 PM

Wow. I expect a video and full recognition at Military Day this season! No excuses!! Just do it.

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Mar 15, 2017, 7:05 PM

I had that dude as a professor in a Technical writing class. He was a hard ###.

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Wow, what an incredible man.***


Mar 15, 2017, 7:33 PM



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#ACCFTS


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Mar 15, 2017, 9:23 PM

Just joined to post here after reading TigerNet for years. Hah, TomTom--you definitely were a student! You all who had him as students should try to go to the March--it's an honor to meet wounded warriors, etc. Also, 100th birthday celebration this summer (hopefully!).

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Extraordinary courage, unbelievable what he survived there!


Mar 15, 2017, 10:10 PM

Proud of this remarkable Clemson Grad., My Father graduated with help of GI Bill(Marine in worst battle in Pacific at Okinawa) in 1951, My Uncle Jack a Fighter Pilot in Europe graduated in 1952, my brother Johnny grad. and got Masters Degree there in 1970 and I graduated B.S. in 1966. My Brother Barry was killed in Vietnam in 1969 as a Helicopter Pilot. GO TIGERS!

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Today's Snowflakes could learn so much from thisQ***


Mar 17, 2017, 4:49 PM



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“poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.”


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