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Remembering our Heroes and Honoring their Valor
For Immediate Release April 10, 2024 Contact: Jon MelegritoWashington, 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...
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...
Filipino American National Historical Society Museum Speaker Series
Ret. Major General Tony Taguba speaks about the "Duty to Country" curriculum, and having representation in the planning of the new Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture.### The Filipino Veterans Recognition and...
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...
Duty to Country education project shares untold history of Filipino WWII veterans
By Annalisa BurgosPublished: Nov. 11, 2023Original Article: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/11/11/duty-country-education-project-shares-untold-history-filipino-wwii-veteransHONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new education project called Duty to...
Remember Pearl Harbor … and the Philippines
For Immediate Release December 7, 2023 Contact: Jon Melegrito Tel. 202-361-0296 Email: jdmelegrito@gmail.comNear simultaneous devastating strikes by Japanese forces hit U.S. military bases in Hawai'i and the Philippines on the day of infamy. Photo...
FilVetRep Announces Duty to Country Education Project Release of Graphic Novel
For Immediate Release Media Contact:Leezel Tanglaomedia@filvetrep.orgNovember 3, 2023The Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FilVetRep) Duty to Country – Under One Flag Education Project has added a new component to its program - a...
In the rain, a rendition of songs for a cause
September 9, 2023 Herndon, VirginiaMaj. Gen. Antonio Taguba (Ret) thanks Allan Palacios Chan and Justine Moral for their performance on September 9, benefitting FiLVetREP’s advocacy campaign.Before ending “An Evening of Opera and Jazz,” Tenor Allan...
FilVetREP holds 104th Award Ceremony honoring Bataan Death March survivor and Prisoner of War
Mary Jane Hellekjaer (seated, second from right) holds a bronze replica of the Congressional Gold Medal, which she received on behalf of her father, Brigadier General Clyde A. Selleck. Joining the 99-year-old matriarch are four generations of...
FilVetRep Announces Release of 2023 Duty to Country Education Project
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Leezel Tanglao media@filvetrep.org August 30, 2023The Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FilVetRep) is proud to announce the completion of the 2023 Duty to Country – Under One Flag Education...