US – Philippines: An Enduring Friendship

Screenshot from this video ——————————————————————————– US – Philippines: An Enduring Friendship A coffee table book and video; Capt. Dennis Wright USN Ret. Dennis Wright PRESIDENT PEREGRINE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL and his team of Assistants. Karl; Let me reciprocate.  I have authored a hard cover, coffee table book, entitled US – Philippines: An Enduring Friendship.  The 1st […]

Ex Subic Bay Naval Base & SBFZ Stories #1

Zg465. (-03). Waterfront Road, by my boat landing and in front of HQ Building # 229. In 1962 we were always anchored out! The new Hellships Memorial is just dead ahead, maybe 100 feet.   A place for various stories of the former Subic Bay Naval Base which is now the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, […]

New Zealand & Lumibao Hike, 230201

Zg116. This is picture #048 but is numbered in this album as Zg116. Pictures # 030 to 066 are of the area that people are calling and are visiting, the New Zealand tourist spot. Under those trees, in their cool shade and with the lawn type grass covering the grounds and the calm waters of […]

PVAO TURNS OVER US CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR TO NISPEROS FAMILY

PVAO TURNS OVER US CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR TO NISPEROS FAMILY Zf924. Finally, the US Medal of Honor has been officially turned over to the family of Private Jose B. Nisperos on 22 July 2021 in San Fernando, La Union. Representatives from PVAO and the Field Service Extension Office (FSEO) in La Union met with […]

Willibald Bill C Bianchi, a Casualty of WWII, Hell Ship Enoura Maru

Battle of the Villa Verde Trail, from NARA.

–Zd235. This is an image from NARA, a collection of about 150 images about the Battle of Villa Verde, Feb.-May 1945, half of the images are only the descriptions.This imge did not have a readable description but is in sequence with all the other Battle of the Villa Verde Trail and 32nd Division combat images. […]

Battle of Balete/Dalton Pass.

Battle of Balete/Dalton Pass. – Zd122. This is an WWII 1945 image of the Battle of the Balete Pass, fought by the 25th Division, to liberate North Luzon and defeat the Japanese Army. This picture was downloaded from NARA. Zd123. This is the description for the previous image. ——————————————— Battle of Balete Pass. This is […]

Bolinao Town, Cape Bolinao Lighthouse, Anda Island 2019-03-03

Ze473. (0a) the Cape Bolinao Lighthouse, it was a good road down from Bolinao Town, there are a few resorts on the way, some are not cheap. ———————————————– If one has the time, a little extra to spend there are many things to see in the Philippines. And if you have wheels, that makes it […]

Islandia Hotel-100 Islands

Ze455. (01) Islandia Hotel, front, from the main road into Alaminos City from the south. ———————————————- We visited 100 Islands in Alaminos City, part of Pangasinan on the 3rd of March 2019; the price was right, 1800 peso for a twin room, including breakfast. You might consider it, it was a pleasant hotel. This album […]

Villa Verde Trail, down the Pangasinan Side, end section

Ze404. Concrete is laid down piece meal and this section of concrete is already at the about 850 meters level and near the 633meters Ridge connection with the new Pangasinan-Nueva Vizcaya Road which follows the old Villa Verde Trail down along the North-South Ridge which runs parallel east and next to the Ambayoan River. We […]