Remembering our Heroes and Honoring their Valor

For Immediate Release April 10, 2024 Contact: Jon Melegrito Washington, D.C. As they do every year on April 9, families, friends and advocates of Filipino World War II veterans gather in the National World War II Memorial, a massive bronze and stone plaza by a...

Bataan Memorial Death March 2024

Registration is now open for the April 20 Bataan Memorial Death March on the Potomac – Saturday, April 20, 2024. Let’s honor our heroes for their service and sacrifice, fighting under the American Flag in World War II. The memorial march will kick off at...

Maryland Filipino WWII Veteran fighting for recognition

By Liberty Zabala Published: Nov. 12, 2023 Original Article: https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/veterans-voices/maryland-filipino-wwii-veteran-fighting-for-recognition/ PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now)—During WWII, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos joined the...

Remember Pearl Harbor … and the Philippines

​For Immediate Release December 7, 2023 Contact: Jon Melegrito Tel. 202-361-0296 Email: jdmelegrito@gmail.com Near simultaneous devastating strikes by Japanese forces hit U.S. military bases in Hawai’i and the Philippines on the day of infamy. Photo courtesy:...