Tag: filipinos who fought in ww2
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Forgotten Filipino Veterans Continue Fight for Long-Overdue Recognition, Benefits & Honors
On July 26, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt called upon all organized military forces of the Philippines into the service under the US Army Forces in the Far East. When Pearl Harbor and Manila were attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, these soldiers were brought into direct combat as the US officially entered World War II. During…