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A Day of Events Remembering The Harrodsburg Tankers
Heroes Of Harrodsburg
Saturday, April 26, 2008Bataan Tankers 5K Run/Walk 7 a.m. Registration 8 a.m. Start - Fort Harrod State Park, Harrodsburg - Preregistration $12 / Day of $15 - 18 and under $5 - POC: CPT John Holmes - 502-607-6120
Boy Scouts 10 Mile March 7 a.m. Registration 8 a.m. Start Fort Harrod State Park, Harrodsburg - POC: MAJ Todd Ewing 502-607-1200
Harrodsburg Tankers Bataan Memorial Day Ceremony 10 a.m. Fort Harrod State Park
Historians Roundtable 1:00 p.m. James Harrod Conference Center, Harrodsburg Panel Discussion of History of the Harrodsburg Tankers with Audience Participation Moderated by Jim Opolony with panel members: Russell Harris, Dr. Rich Holl, COL (R) Art Kelly and Chris Kolakowski. - POC: John Trowbridge - 502-607-6301
Light Refreshments & Music 6:00 p.m. Norton Center for the Arts, Centre College, Danville featuring a quartet from the 202nd Army Band, KYARNG
Documentary Premiere
"BATAAN: The Harrodsburg Tankers: A Time For Courage … A Time For Heroes"
6:45 p.m. Norton Center for the Arts, Centre College, Danville. Features extensive footage of survivors recounting their experiences.
About the Harrodsburg Tankers: The Harrodsburg Tankers, then known as the 38th Tank Company, were a Kentucky Army National Guard unit stationed in Harrodsburg who were called to active duty prior to World War II. When they entered federal active duty, they were redesignated as Company D, 192nd Light Tank Battalion. On Thanksgiving Day, 20 November 1941, they landed in the Philippines. On 7 December 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and only hours later they began an attack on the Philippines. The Harrodsburg Tankers, along with the allied forces, fought the Japanese valiantly without reinforcements or resupply until ordered to surrender in April 1942. Those who could not escape to Corregidor were in the infamous "Bataan Death March". They were all eventually taken prisoner of war. Only 37 of the original 66 Kentucky Guard Members from Harrodsburg survived Japanese captivity.
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