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Celebrating Michael Dondi Reyes: USMC Veteran & Hogan Spartan Reunion

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Stockton, CA • March 2026. Celebrating Fil-Am Brother Michael Dondi Reyes: USMC Veteran and Hogan Spartan Reunion in Stockton. Michael Dondi Reyes, USMC, Hogan Spartans, Stockton, Filipino American, fil-am, birthday, kapatiran, Sony a7III. Stockton, CA • March 7, 2026 Michael Dondi Reyes: USMC Veteran & Hogan Spartan Reunion in Stockton A Spartan reunion on March 7 — Hogan High alumni gather in Stockton to celebrate the 59th birthday of USMC veteran Michael Dondi Reyes. Happy Birthday Michael! — Shot on Sony a7III © J.F.R. Perseveranda The night of March 7 was one for the books. Your schoolmates from Hogan High School and I were so glad to share in your special night. Liane, thank you for orchestrating a perfect surprise that brought the crew together. ★ Did You Know? Stockton, California is home to "Little Manila" — one of the earliest and most significant Filipino-American...
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Happy Veterans Day! "This Veterans Day, remember those who gave everything for this country."

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Remembering my uncle, Tito Maning. Photo credit to Tita Lila Tita Lila: I need to teach you and Jian to scan photos. You and I have the same HP printer/scanner. We can have Jian scan old family photos for better quality (which I can further edit and enhace for our archives/website). This Veterans Day, remember those who gave everything for this country. Not those who sold this country for cheap eggs. pic.twitter.com/at1do1BwSh — 💙🌊 Zero Dark Twenty-Nine 🌊🌊🖋️🧫 (@herotimeszero) November 11, 2024
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Manuel Camposano Perseveranda - Military Funeral Honors Ceremony

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January 29, 2022. All Souls Cemetery In the  United States , the  United States Army Military District of Washington  (MDW) is responsible for providing military funerals. "Honoring Those Who Served" is the title of the program for instituting a dignified military funeral with full honors to the nation's veterans. As of January 1, 2000, Section 578 of Public Law 106-65 of the  National Defense Authorization Act  mandates that the  United States Armed Forces  shall provide the rendering of honors in a military funeral for any eligible veteran if requested by his or her family. As mandated by federal law, an  honor guard  detail for the burial of an eligible veteran shall consist of no fewer than two members of the Armed Forces. One member of the detail shall be a representative of the parent armed service of the deceased veteran. The honor guard detail will, at a minimum, perform a ceremony that includes the folding and presenting of the...
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Honoring Angelo Quinto: 1-Year Vigil: Thur 12/23/21

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  SAVE THE DATE: Thurs 12/23/21 Join us in honoring Angelo for a 1-Year Anniv Vigil in the East Bay or via livestream. More details to come. Share photos & memories on the virtual scrapbook   padlet.com/leadfilipino/J4AQ . SAVE THE DATE: Thurs 12/23/21—Join us in honoring Angelo for a 1-Year Anniv Vigil in the East Bay or via livestream. More details to come. Share photos & memories on the virtual scrapbook https://t.co/whoZkkVvd2 by 12/23. #JusticeForAngeloQuinto 💙 #RespectPeaceAndJusticeForAll pic.twitter.com/99RfmHyVYE — Justice for Angelo Quinto (@justice4angelo) December 2, 2021 Today’s a historic moment. Thank you to Governor @GavinNewsom for signing my bill #AB490 which would ban law enforcement from using restraints that cause positional asphyxia. We will never stop saying his name, #JusticeforAngeloQuinto . https://t.co/NiNFHHMZjA — Asm. Mike A. Gipson (@AsmMikeGipson) September 30, 2021 ABC NEWS: In December, the family of Angelo Quinto called...
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Happy Veterans Day!

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🇺🇸 Thank you to all who have served. We honor you today. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/veHwXGM5Rc — VoteVets (@votevets) November 11, 2021 President Biden Participates at the National Veterans Day Observance Veterans Day  (originally known as  Armistice Day ) is a  federal holiday in the United States  observed annually on November 11, for honoring  military veterans  who served in the  United States Armed Forces  (who were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable). [1] [2]  It coincides with other holidays including  Armistice Day  and  Remembrance Day  which are celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of  World War I . [3]  Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when the  Armistice with Germany  went into effect. At the urging of major U.S. veteran organizations, Armistice Day was renamed V...
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Family of Navy vet who died in police custody speaks out

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In December, the family of Angelo Quinto called police as he was suffering a mental health crisis. They say officers allegedly knelt on Quinto’s neck for several minutes, and he died three days later. PINOYBUILT NEWS MATIBAY • MALINAW • MAKATARUNGAN Justice & Community Family of Navy Veteran Angelo Quinto Speaks Out After Death in Police Custody By Pinoybuilt News Team • Source: ABC News Report The family of Angelo Quinto , a 30-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, is seeking justice and answers after he died following a confrontation with police in Antioch, California. The incident, which occurred while Quinto was experiencing a mental health crisis, has drawn comparisons to the death of George Floyd and sparked a wrongful death lawsuit against the police department. A Call for Help Turns Fatal On December 23, 2020, Quinto’s family called the police for assistance as he was suffering f...
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