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Zc976

Zc976

Zc976. This is only part of the Squadron 260 LGAF casualty list, I chose it because it lists 10 soldiers from the town of Umingan.
When I think of these soldiers who fell for freedom of their country and then look at the dilapidated state of the LGAF Plaque in the Umingan Town Square, I feel so sad that the descendents of these soldiers seem to have forgotten their ancestors.

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Zc974

Zc974

Zc974. A brief history of Squadron 269 of the LGAF and other Allied Forces. When you download the whole file at page #105 is this brief history. It is several pages long but for this purpose I only present the upper portion of the first page of this short brief history section.

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Zc973

Zc973

Zc973. This is the PVAO home page for the Squadron 269 of the LGAF; notice the Download button at the right lower corner.

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Zc978

Zc978

Zc977. Part 2 of 2 Casual Roster of Squadron 269 LGAF with a total of 29 casualties 19th July 1947 dated

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Zc977

Zc977

Zc977. Part 1 of 2 Casual Roster of Squadron 269 LGAF with a total of 29 casualties 19th July 1947 dated

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Zc972

Zc972

Zc972. The book cover of Lapham’s Raiders by Robert Lapham and Bernard Norling.
I got the book, it is good reading he describes how it was and how his guerrillas made do. I got interested and visited Umingan, the area of his Head Quarters. The book cover picture sure reminds me of the Villa Verde Trail, the section I call: The Middle Section.

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Zc971

Zc971

Zc971. The Philippine Bataan Memorial Cemetery. This picture was sent by the Gen. MacArthur Memorial. This is absolute proof that at the foot of Mount Samat, exactly there where the road to the Mt. Samat Shrine starts now from the Pilar-Bagac Road was the location of the Philippine Bataan Memorial Cemetery.

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Zc970

Zc970. BALANGIGA BELLS CEREMONY – SATURDAY DECEMBER 15TH, BALANGIGA, SAMAR

The bells of San Lorenzo de Martir will finally be returned to the Church of Saint Lawrence the Martyr in Balangiga, Samar. This is from the DFA Office 3rd Dec. 2018.

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Zc966

Zc966

Zc966. This Google Earth map shows the outline of the Hermosa Municipality and I marked in location of the The Pampanga Welcome Arch with the Bataan and Democracy Marker on the Bataan Side of the Arch.

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Zc965

Zc965

Zc965. The wonders of the internet; the Bataan and Democracy Historical Marker is located to left of the massive the massive Shriner’s Monument and is partially blocked by a column. This images is dated 2015 and it the Shriner’s Monument is now refurbished!

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