The Clemson 8 Challenge

100% Cotton Imperial hat just like General (Colonel Ben) Skardon used to wear.  Most adults will wear a Large or XL.  Children will probably wear a medium.

The inscription under the American flag reads - “Memories flood my mind, tears come to my eyes, so many brave men and women are represented by our flag.” This quote was from the last line of Honorary Brigadier General (better known as Colonel Ben) Skardon’s speech at the annual Clemson University Ring Ceremony.

The tanks tops only have the CLEMSON 8 CHALLENGE design on the front.  There is no back design.  The short and long sleeve shirts have a design on the front and back.

All out of Tank Tops.

This 2' x 3' banner can be hung on any wall or displayed at your tailgate. It has a grommet in each corner. The picture is of Colonel Skardon with family and friends (Ben's Brigade) who walked with him in New Mexico in front of the Organ Mountains. The inscription reads - “Memories flood my mind, tears come to my eyes, so many brave men and women are represented by our flag.” This quote was from the last line of Honorary Brigadier General (better known as Colonel Ben) Skardon’s speech at the annual Clemson University Ring Ceremony.

This 2' x 3' banner can be hung on any wall or displayed at your tailgate.  It has a grommet in each corner.  The banner shows 100-year old Colonel Ben Skardon crossing the 8 mile finish line in 2018 at the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands, N.M.

This 2' x 3' banner can be hung on any wall or displayed at your tailgate.  It has a grommet in each corner.  The banner shows the route of the "Sylvan Delight" trail that Colonel Ben Skardon used to train on getting ready for the annual Bataan Memorial Death March.  It was re-dedicated by Clemson University in July 2022.  The trail is next to the Douthit Hills parking lot on the Clemson University campus at the intersection of Hwy. 93 & Hwy.76.

This 2' x 3' banner can be hung on any wall or displayed at your tailgate.  It has a grommet in each corner.  The banner shows the route of the Bataan Death March in April 1942.

The word OOSH!!! was used by the Japanese to tell the POWs to March On.  The sign will be mailed to you directly.  It comes with a wire and not a plastic stand.  

Army Air Force Captain Theodore Cuyler Bigger ’34, York County, S.C. - Captured by the Japanese and survived the Bataan Death March.  The sign will be mailed to you directly.  It comes with a wire and not a plastic stand.  

Army 1LT Martin Crook, Jr. ’39, Spartanburg, S.C. - Captured by the Japanese and survived the Bataan Death March but not the war.  His name is on a stone on the Clemson University "Scroll of Honor Memorial" next to Memorial Stadium. https://soh.alumni.clemson.edu/scroll/martin-crook-jr/   The sign will be mailed to you directly.  It comes with a wire and not a plastic stand.  

Army Captain Marion R. “Manny” Lawton ’40, Garnett, S.C. - Captured by the Japanese and survived the Bataan Death March.  The sign will be mailed to you directly.  It comes with a wire and not a plastic stand.  

Army Captain Henry D. Leitner ’37, Greenwood, S.C. - Captured by the Japanese and survived the Bataan Death March but not the war.  His name is on a stone on the Clemson University "Scroll of Honor Memorial" next to Memorial Stadium.  https://soh.alumni.clemson.edu/scroll/henry-daniel-leitner/  The sign will be mailed to you directly.  It comes with a wire and not a plastic stand.  

Army Lt. Col. William Allen Orr ’38, Anderson, S.C. - Captured by the Japanese and survived the Bataan Death March.  The sign will be mailed to you directly.  It comes with a wire and not a plastic stand.  

Army Captain Beverly N. “Ben” Skardon ’38, Walterboro, S.C. - Captured by the Japanese and survived the Bataan Death March.  The sign will be mailed to you directly.  It comes with a wire and not a plastic stand.  

Photo of  Army Colonel Beverly N. “Ben” Skardon was taken by Ken Scar at the 8 mile marker at the Bataan Memorial Death March in White Sands, N.M. in 2018 when Colonel Ben was 100 years old.  The sign will be mailed to you directly.  It comes with a wire and not a plastic stand.