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Maryland Filipino WWII Veteran fighting for recognition
By Liberty Zabala Published: Nov. 12, 2023 Original Article: https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/veterans-voices/maryland-filipino-wwii-veteran-fighting-for-recognition/PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now)—During WWII, hundreds of thousands of...
Duty to Country education project shares untold history of Filipino WWII veterans
By Annalisa BurgosPublished: Nov. 11, 2023Original Article: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/11/11/duty-country-education-project-shares-untold-history-filipino-wwii-veteransHONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new education project called Duty to...
Remember Pearl Harbor … and the Philippines
For Immediate Release December 7, 2023 Contact: Jon Melegrito Tel. 202-361-0296 Email: jdmelegrito@gmail.comNear simultaneous devastating strikes by Japanese forces hit U.S. military bases in Hawai'i and the Philippines on the day of infamy. Photo...
FilVetRep Announces Duty to Country Education Project Release of Graphic Novel
For Immediate Release Media Contact:Leezel Tanglaomedia@filvetrep.orgNovember 3, 2023The Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FilVetRep) Duty to Country – Under One Flag Education Project has added a new component to its program - a...
In the rain, a rendition of songs for a cause
September 9, 2023 Herndon, VirginiaMaj. Gen. Antonio Taguba (Ret) thanks Allan Palacios Chan and Justine Moral for their performance on September 9, benefitting FiLVetREP’s advocacy campaign.Before ending “An Evening of Opera and Jazz,” Tenor Allan...
FilVetREP holds 104th Award Ceremony honoring Bataan Death March survivor and Prisoner of War
Mary Jane Hellekjaer (seated, second from right) holds a bronze replica of the Congressional Gold Medal, which she received on behalf of her father, Brigadier General Clyde A. Selleck. Joining the 99-year-old matriarch are four generations of...
FilVetRep Announces Release of 2023 Duty to Country Education Project
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Leezel Tanglao media@filvetrep.org August 30, 2023The Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FilVetRep) is proud to announce the completion of the 2023 Duty to Country – Under One Flag Education...
War Crimes – From WWII Until Today
April 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. Every April 9 in the Philippines, the nation commemorates the fall of Bataan and Corregidor to the Japanese Imperial Army, which invaded and occupied the country for three years. This holiday is now observed in the...
Bataan Heroes Honored on ‘Day of Valor’ and Memorial March
April 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. Every April 9 in the Philippines, the nation commemorates the fall of Bataan and Corregidor to the Japanese Imperial Army, which invaded and occupied the country for three years. This holiday is now observed in the...
Bataan Memorial Death March on the Potomac draws nearly a hundred participants
April 22, 2023. Dangerfield Island, Virginia For the third year in a row, families and friends in the DMV’s Filipino American community gathered early Saturday morning to honor the service and sacrifice of Filipino and American soldiers who endured...