Camp Pendleton Marine marches in remembrance of Bataan Death March

Against the backdrop of dark early morning Temecula skies at 5:30 a.m., Retired Marine Sergeant Major Emilio Hernandez embarked on a 26-mile journey commemorating The Bataan Memorial Death March from Capt. Aaron J. Contreras Memorial Park in Temecula. The march is to give honor and tribute to the veterans both alive and deceased who braved the events of 1942, and in particular the Bataan Death March that took place in the Philippines during World War II.

This is the 13th annual march for Hernandez who marches locally each year for the virtual event, while thousands march at White Sands, New Me...