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Post by faabala on Sept 22, 2006 20:48:20 GMT -5
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Post by VeeVee on Sept 22, 2006 21:35:43 GMT -5
Capt. Jesus Villamor babeee! They renamed the old Nichols airbase near Manila to Villamor airbase.
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Post by faabala on Sept 24, 2006 21:01:55 GMT -5
You got it!
Next Question.....
Who was the first Filipino to be awarded the Medal of Honor?
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Post by VeeVee on Sept 24, 2006 22:08:53 GMT -5
Err... *cough*Jose Calugas*cough* (right?)
88th Field Artillery, Philippine Scouts. Earned during the delaying action at Layac junction.
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Post by faabala on Sept 27, 2006 16:09:35 GMT -5
Nope. Try again. Think 1915.
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Post by VeeVee on Sept 27, 2006 20:45:25 GMT -5
...google... here I come... (I'm about to learn something new again)
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Post by faabala on Sept 29, 2006 6:54:20 GMT -5
Ok, nobody else wants to guess. The first Filipino to be awarded the Medal of Honor was..... TRINIDAD, TELESFORO Rank and organization: Fireman Second Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 25 November 1890, New Washington Capig, Philippine Islands. Accredited to: Philippine Islands. G.O. No.: 142, 1 April 1915. Citation: For extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession at the time of the boiler explosion on board the U.S.S. San Diego, 21 January 1915. Trinidad was driven out of fireroom No. 2 by the explosion, but at once returned and picked up R.E. Daly, fireman, second class, whom he saw to be injured, and proceeded to bring him out. While coming into No. 4 fireroom, Trinidad was just in time to catch the explosion in No. 3 fireroom, but without consideration for his own safety, passed Daly on and then assisted in rescuing another injured man from No. 3 fireroom. Trinidad was himself burned about the face by the blast from the explosion in No. 3 fireroom. More info on the Ship. freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~cacunithistories/USS_San_Diego.html
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Post by VeeVee on Sept 29, 2006 8:33:36 GMT -5
Doh! I didn't give up yet Many thanks... learned something new again.
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Post by faabala on Sept 29, 2006 11:59:34 GMT -5
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Post by RayAdillO on Sept 30, 2006 7:37:39 GMT -5
How about this........Who was the first Filipino graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point? What derogatory nickname did his white classmates give him?
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Post by VeeVee on Sept 30, 2006 8:28:47 GMT -5
Isn't it Vicente Lim? I don't know the nickname.
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Post by faabala on Sept 30, 2006 19:19:47 GMT -5
Isn't it Vicente Lim? I don't know the nickname. I'm sorry to say it was "Cannibal". He graduated 77 out of 107 in 1914. He was also a founding member of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. His wife also founded the Girls Scouts. I found this very touching.... Since 1956, the Lim family has provided all members of the PMA graduating class with the rank insignia for 2nd lieutenants.
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Post by faabala on Sept 30, 2006 19:30:04 GMT -5
How about this one? What was the name and regiment of the Private who started the Philippine-American War?
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Post by RayAdillO on Oct 3, 2006 3:27:07 GMT -5
Hello VeeVee and Faabala!
You've got it right guys....it was good ol' Gen. Vicente Lim. I wonder if the current Gen. Lim who's also a "WooPoo" grad is related. Would any of you know?
Now let's see, the guy who started the war was a Pvt. William Grayson of a Nebraska State Volunteer Regiment? I've heard he was actually a British person who immigrated to the U.S.
What about this:
The Yanks usually referred to Emilio Aguinaldo as "Aggie". What did they use to refer to their own President William McKinley?
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Post by faabala on Oct 3, 2006 14:04:42 GMT -5
I found this on BGen Danilo Lim. I don't think they are related. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I want to take time out today to write about a man I greatly admire. It may be biased, but I have no apologies. In these times of endless shenanigans perpetuated by people who are supposed to serve our country and people, this man shines as a small candle in a sea of callousness and indifference.
The roots of newly promoted Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim can be traced to Xiamen, China, formerly Amoy. His father married a girl from Bohol but Danny, as he is called by both friends and detractors, was born and raised in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya. He is the youngest of five brothers.
He finished elementary and high school in Solano with flying colors. He was in his first year at UP when he took the entrance exams to the Philippine Military Academy. He topped the exams.
While a plebe, he took the entrance exam to the US Military Academy at West Point, one of the world’s premier military academies. He topped the exams.
After graduation, he returned to the country, took the Scout Ranger Course where he graduated not only No. 1 but also led his team in registering the only encounter of the class during their test mission. He opted to be assigned to Jolo after that. He commanded the forward Recon Unit of the 1st Infantry (Tabak) Division in Sulu where his name became a byword due to his combat exploits. He was wounded twice in combat.
Then AFP chief Gen. Romeo Espino noticed this officer and promptly directed GHQ to transfer then Lt. Lim to his alma mater, PMA, for instructor duty. He stayed for a few years then packed his bags again for the US to take up the Advanced Infantry Course at the Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia. He not only topped the course but was also awarded the Distinguished Allied Student Award for that year. When he returned, he joined the First Scout Ranger Regiment as chief of operations.
In 1989, then Capt. Lim led the Makati siege that lasted seven days. The failed coup attempt resulted in his incarceration for two years. He was released during the Ramos administration after the signing of a comprehensive peace agreement between government and the military rebels. He was a member of the RAM-SFP-YOU peace panel in the negotiations.
Moving on with his life, Lim took the Command and General Staff course which he again topped. He ran off with seven of the eight awards given by the school. Only the physical fitness award called the "Tarzan Award" slipped through his fingers and was given to a much younger officer.
He later commanded the 42nd Infantry Battalion where he again made a name for himself for the various combat accomplishments of his unit. He also endeared himself to the Bicolanos in Camarines Sur where his battalion was based.
He then became deputy commander of the First Scout Ranger Regiment and later regiment commander.
BGen. Lim is married with a daughter still in high school. Despite all his achievements and accolades, this soft-spoken and modest officer does not have his own house yet – in direct contrast to his siblings who occupy senior positions in huge corporations (also in direct contrast to some AFP officers we know). He has consciously chosen to live a simple life dedicated to serving his country and people.
In six years, he will be bowing out of the military service.
I take my hat off to this officer and gentleman whose values and principles seem to be dying traits in this mess of an AFP. We need more people like him if we are to even hope to lift our country out the quagmire it is in.
So today, I greet all the other people who are not like BGen. Danilo Lim: Mabuhay ang mga kurakot sa gobyerno ni GMA!
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Post by faabala on Oct 3, 2006 14:38:32 GMT -5
Wobbly Willie? I also know that Comissary Sergeant McKinley recieved a battlefield promotion to 2LT in the 23rd Ohio for bringing hot coffee to the troops during Antietam. There is a huge monument to him. www.nps.gov/archive/anti/monuments/McKinley.htm
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Post by RayAdillO on Oct 9, 2006 3:30:44 GMT -5
Wobbly Willie? I also know that Comissary Sergeant McKinley recieved a battlefield promotion to 2LT in the 23rd Ohio for bringing hot coffee to the troops during Antietam. There is a huge monument to him. www.nps.gov/archive/anti/monuments/McKinley.htmLooks like I learned something new faabala, which is actually just as correct as what I had in mind...."Billy Mac". What about this?......Name a Philippine Army chief of staff who served as an officer of the French Army medical corps during WW1. Clue: Not Tomas Claudio.
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Post by faabala on Oct 10, 2006 20:46:01 GMT -5
You got me on the nickname I had never heard that one. ---------------------------------------------- This is a tough one. I believe it was...... MGen Basilio J Valdez AFP 01 Jan 1939 - 07 Nov 1945 Graduate of Laguna High School in Pagsanjan and UST. Here is a book about his WWII experiances. www.kabayancentral.com/book/bookmark/mb5694179.html
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Post by RayAdillO on Apr 7, 2007 3:48:14 GMT -5
Sorry for the delayed response faabala. Yes Sir, you are correct!.....Gen. Basilio Valdes.
Somehow, I can't stop thinking that he was made a chief of staff mainly for his looks?.......Mukhang tisoy na artistang amerikano or kastila?
But I have read that he had no illusions about being a "professional militaryman" and he seriously did his best to help create the Philippine Commonwealth Army from paper into reality. This is why soldiers respected him despite his obvious lack of military experience for high command.
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Post by RayAdillO on Apr 7, 2007 4:14:44 GMT -5
Here goes a very difficult trivia question which only real Bataan veterans know, and those who bother to ask them.
The Bataan Campaign is unique to U.S. military history in that it is the only truly "sacrificial battle" ever fought by the U.S. Army. Yet there is no special Campaign ribbon or medal by which American or Filipino veterans of the Battle for Bataan can be distinguised from the veterans of other campaigns in WW2, Korea, Vietnam, The Gulf War and so on; EXCEPT FOR TWO DECORATIONS (ONE FROM THE U.S. PRESIDENT, THE OTHER FROM THE PHILIPPINE COMMONWEALTH PRESIDENT). Both of which are worn together on the right breast of the uniform.
Only Bataan veterans are authorized to wear these two military decorations together.....WHAT ARE THESE TWO DECORATIONS?
Clue: the are both called "badges" but they both look like the usual military ribbon, except that they are both framed by glit golden edges.
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