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Article: Proclamation 6943 - Honoring the Filipino Veterans of World War II.(Transcript)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- October 21, 1996
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October 17, 1996
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During the dark days of World War II, nearly 100,000 soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army provided a ray of hope in the Pacific as they fought alongside United States and Allied forces for 4 long years to defend and reclaim the Philippine Islands from Japanese aggression. Thousands more Filipinos joined U.S. Armed Forces immediately after the war and served in occupational duty throughout the Pacific Theater. For their extraordinary sacrifices in defense of democracy and liberty, we owe them our undying gratitude.
Valiant Filipino soldiers fought, died, and ...