Showing posts with label FilAm veterans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FilAm veterans. Show all posts

PostHeaderIcon Honoring World War II Veterans in the Northeast

8/13/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post
by Eduardo Pena
West Orange, New Jersey







Some 200,000 Filipinos served with American troops during World War II. About 18,000 of those Filipino veterans are alive today and we have an opportunity as the younger generation of all nationalities to recognize and greet these brave soldiers who fought alongside the US Military on behalf of Freedom.

In conjunction with the inaugural Barong Invitational awards ceremony, a special event will be held Friday evening, August 28th at the Beaver Brook Country Club in Annandale, NJ to honor the FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS.

Please join us and enjoy a casual evening with family and friends to celebrate the lives, meet the veterans and share a moment with men who have gone unrecognized for many years. Let’s give them the “THANK YOU” they deserved and make it a special event for them. (Photo Credit: Chris Cabrera: Khowaga)=0=

Cost: $30 per person
Event includes appetizers, buffet style meal, sodas, juices and beer

Everyone interested in attending should RSVP by AUGUST 15th and provide email address to Eduardo Pena at eduardopena@gmail.com
Note: BARONG INVITATIONAL 2009

Checks may be sent via paypal or mailed to:
Eduardo Pena
6 Dogwood Drive
West Orange, NJ 07052

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PostHeaderIcon Tardy war compensation comes at the sunset of WWII Philippine heroes

2/20/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post


The $787 billion spending package signed by US Pres. Barack Obama on February 17, 2009 has a special goody for the Filipino World War II veterans. After a long-drawn campaign to get compensation for fighting in the American-Japanese war, an estimated 15,000 war heroes will have a part of the $198 million earmarked by the US government.

“Only 15,000 surviving Filipino and Filipino-American WWII veterans whose names are in the Revised Reconstructed Guerrilla Roster (RRGR) of 1948 are qualified to receive the tax-free lump sum payment. The RRGR is kept in the state of Missouri although certified true copies are available in other official sites."---Malaya (02/16/09, Ilustre, J)

The US Embassy in Manila is preparing to process applications next week that will give $15,000 for each elderly survivor (average age: 85 years) who is a US citizen and $9,000 for the non-US citizen. The cash reward doesn’t include the widows, children and dependents of veterans.

Of the 250,000 who fought with the US forces, about 6% (15,000) lived long enough be eligible for benefits. This opens the heart-breaking memories of the suffering Filipinos went through during the war and the injustice caused by the delay in the granting of compensation for the veterans.

Though the tardy award seems a victory of justice, one can sadly recall the thousands who valiantly fought, offered their lives, and died without seeing the liberation of the country. The horror of Bataan March must be an indelible reminder for all Filipinos. Let us pause and remember the heroism of those who died without seeing the fruits of the war effort. For them, we must pay respects and be eternally grateful. (Photo Credit: wtop) =0=

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