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    Capt. Emily Yttri, public affairs chief with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Division in Winchester, Va. and Staff Sgt. Shannon Truitt, platoon sergeant and cryptologic linguist with C. Company, 741st Military Intelligence Battalion, 704th Military Intelligence Brigade at Fort Meade, Md. completed the 27th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on March 20. The Bataan Memorial Death March is a 26.2 mile marathon through the desert which commemorates the actions of Filipino and U.S. service members in the Philippines during World War II.

    Completing Bataan Memorial Death March inspires, leads to personal growth

    Where do you go to find inspiration to challenge yourself to learn and grow to be a better person? The internet has a plethora of resources and just as many perspectives on what you should and should not do. How do you know when it is time to make a change? Where do you find the motivation to take the next step? Mine started over three years ago when my great friend, Shannon (Shay) Truitt, an Army Staff Sgt., platoon sergeant and cryptologic linguist with 704th Military Intelligence Brigade at Fort Meade, Md., suggested we form a team for the Bataan Memorial Death March. We registered for and competed in the 27th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. on March 20.