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Original article: http://filvetrep.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WWII-veterans-honored-with-Congressional-Gold-Medal.pdfThe Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FilVetREP) Region 6’s presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal in...
Philippine-American Friendship: A Day to Remember Acts of Courage and Uncommon Valor
Jon Melegrito via FilVetREP (www.FilVetRep.org) For Immediate Release (Corrected version, July 5, 2018) July 4, 2018 Contact: Jon Melegrito Tel. 202-361-0296 Email: jdmelegrito@gmail.com On July 4, 1946, following Japan’s defeat in World War ll,...
Advocates Reaffirm Mission to Preserve Filipino World War II Veterans’ Legacy
Jon Melegrito via FilVetREP (www.FilVetRep.org) For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. - On Veterans Day, November 11, 2018, advocates and community supporters are celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to...
FilVetREP Secretary Jon Melegrito Wins National Award from AARP
Ben de Guzman via FilVetREP (www.FilVetRep.org) Media Release For Immediate Release December 6, 2018 Ben de Guzman bdeguzman@gmail.com 202-422-4909 “We want to build a movement, collective action- to honor, recognize, and take care of the Filipino...
Memorial Service Honors FilVetREP General Counsel Enrico “Erick” Soriano and his brother, Felicito
Jon Melegrito via FilVetREP (www.FilVetRep.org) For Immediate Release January 2019 Contact: Jon Melegrito Tel. 202-361-0296 Email: jdmelegrito@gmail.comFamily members, friends, colleagues and community leaders gathered for a Memorial Service at...
Invitation to a Memorial Service to Honor FilVetREP General Counsel Enrico “Erick” Soriano and His Brother, Felicito
January 8, 2019 Media Release For Immediate Release The executive board and members of the Filipino Veterans Recognition Project (FilVetRep.org) invite you to a memorial service to honor FilVetRep General Counsel Enrico “Erick” Soriano and his...
‘Day of Valor’ in the Nation’s Capital Honors Bataan & Corregidor Heroes
Jon Melegrito via FilVetREP (www.FilVetRep.org) For Immediate Release April 10, 2019 Contact: Jon Melegrito Tel. 202-361-0296 Email: jdmelegrito@gmail.comMaj. Gen. Antonio Taguba, a son of a Filipino World War II veteran, shakes the hand of...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Orders the Philippine Commonwealth Army into the US Army on July 26, 1941.
On July 26, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued presidential order (6 Fed. Reg. 3825) calling into service of the United States of America all the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and would...
Filipino World War II Veterans Decry Termination of Family Reunification Program
Jon Melegrito via FilVetREP (www.FilVetRep.org) For Immediate Release August 6, 2019 Contact: Jon Melegrito Tel. 202-361-0296 Email: jdmelegrito@gmail.com Filipino World War II Veteran Rudy Panaglima, 89, of Arlington, VA. is grateful that two of...
Filipino Veterans CGM Ceremony at 8th Annual Fil-Am History Month Held by FCA
Original article:https://mailchi.mp/f0ad779a1b92/pshs-news-update-nov-2019?e=cf8d103882From the Filipino Community Alliance of Pierce County, WA -- Oct 19, 2019 The 8th Annual Filipino American History Month Celebration closed with a truly...