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Honoring World War II Veterans in the Northeast

8/13/2009 | Posted by Anonymous | 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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America honors heroes on Memorial day

5/25/2009 | Posted by Anonymous | Edit Post

America's fighting men and women sacrifice much to ensure that our great nation stays free. We owe a debt of gratitude to the soldiers that have paid the ultimate price for this cause, as well as for those who are blessed enough to return from the battlefield unscathed.”----Allen Boyd

On March 25, 2009, the United States remembers and honors those who died for their country. The Memorial day is intended to pay tribute to all those who put their life on the line in America’s wars.

From the time of the civil conflicts that gave birth to American democracy to the wars that brought dedicated soldiers to the theaters of combat in Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and more recently to Iraq and Afghanistan, the heroism and sacrifices of countless men and women are recalled with gratitude.

The American people reach out to those who bravely offered their life in service to the country. To them and their loved ones, the nation is eternally thankful. (Photo Credits: PaJager; Torunaosuke; Hanneortal; mgegapicke; ArmyArchives; Hanneortal)=0=

"Cover them over with beautiful flowers,
Deck them with garlands, those brothers of ours,
Lying so silent by night and by day
Sleeping the years of their manhood away.
Give them the meed they have won in the past;
Give them the honors their future forcast;
Give them the chaplets they won in the strife;
Give them the laurels they lost with their life."
--~Will Carleton