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Maligayang Bati! November 26, 2024. Benicia Veterans Memorial Hall. Benicia, CA. Back row: Manny, Angel, J.F. Front: Jon Legaspi, Auntie Lori Putong. Special Request Please support our Pinoybuilt website/community by leaving a comment below (Google account required). Thank you! Maraming salamat po! 

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris honored the nation's military veterans Monday in the annual Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery. Biden and Harris appear together for first time since she lost the election.  It was their first appearance together since Harris lost last week's election. Arlington National Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. Over 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres in Arlington County, Virginia. Today, we honor generations of America's veterans – patriots who have stood on the frontlines of freedom and kept the light of liberty shining bright around the world. May we all strive to be worthy of their sacrifices for us. pic.twitter.com/QHcldlF4Pf — President Biden (@POTUS) November 11, 2024 Join @VP and me as we participate in the Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony on Veterans Da...

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

Cenon Audencial was a guerilla with the Philippine Resistance Movement turned second lieutenant in the U.S. Armed Forces in the Far East in the early 1940s. Like many of the 260,000 Filipinos who fought and served under and alongside the U.S. military during World War II, Audencial may never be recognized for his war efforts because of lost documentation. Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces (who were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable). In 1946 after World War II concluded, President Harry S. Truman signed the Rescission Act, which provided Filipino soldiers would be stripped of their statuses as U.S veterans, effectively denying them their rightful benefits. It was one of the greatest injustices in U.S history. In 1946 after World War II concluded, President Harry S. Truman signed the Rescission Act, which pr...

Vallejo, CA • November 2022. Rear Admiral Leonard "Butch" Dollaga — Vallejo native, Hogan High School Class of 1986, U.S. Naval Academy graduate, two-star admiral, submariner. One of the highest-ranking Filipino Americans in U.S. Navy history. Veterans Day speech in Vallejo, California. PinoyBuilt coverage. The Vallejo Kid Who Commanded Submarines: Rear Admiral Butch Dollaga Comes Home Hogan Class of '86. U.S. Naval Academy '90. Two-star admiral. Thirty-four years in the silent service. And on Veterans Day, he came back to the city that made him — two houses from where the PinoyBuilt editor grew up. By J.F.R. Perseveranda · PinoyBuilt · November 11, 2022 · Updated March 2026 [INSERT HERO IMAGE: RADM Dollaga at Vallejo Veterans Day ceremony · 1200×675 · compressed] ★★ Two-Star Rear Admiral 34 Years of Navy Service 1986 Hogan High School, Vallejo 1990 ...

Watch the @MemorialDayPBS Concert, an American tradition honoring the military service of our troops, veterans, wounded warriors, all those who have given their lives for our nation, and their families. Watch the @MemorialDayPBS Concert, an American tradition honoring the military service of our troops, veterans, wounded warriors, all those who have given their lives for our nation, and their families. Stream now on our YouTube page! #MemDayPBS https://t.co/mYkuPZQuCq — PBS (@PBS) May 30, 2022

As we mark National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we honor the patriots who perished, commemorate the valor of all those who defended our nation, and recommit ourselves to carrying forth the ensuing peace and reconciliation that brought a better future for our world. pic.twitter.com/I12XoYnwCK — President Biden (@POTUS) December 7, 2021 #OTD every year, Pearl Harbor Survivors, veterans, and visitors from all over the world come together to honor and remember the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A further 1,178 people were injured in the attack, which permanently sank two U.S. Navy battleships (the USS Arizona and the USS Utah) and destroyed 188 aircraft. This year, we mark 80 years since the attack. Each year, remembrance events are held at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, culminating in a commemoration ceremony on Dec. 7. These commemorations ensure that future generations understand the valor...

🇺🇸 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...

Speaker Paul Ryan: "The Congressional Gold Medal is one of our oldest traditions. It is the highest civilian honor this body can bestow. Today, pursuant to S. 1555, we award this Medal to the Filipino veterans of World War II." Maraming salamat to our Filipino WWII Veterans. And congrats on your Congressional Gold Medals. #FilVetRepCGM ... https://t.co/U5bPV3Fdwr — FANHS National (@fanhs_national) October 25, 2017 This day is long overdue. On behalf of Congress, I am humbled to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the Filipino veterans of WWII. pic.twitter.com/xYgm7X4JHI — Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) October 25, 2017 It would cost about 0.007 F-35Bs to buy every living Filipino WWII Vet a replica gold medal. https://t.co/bv0B2Xau6F — Drew Heineman (@drewheineman) October 25, 2017

US Senate approves Congressional Gold Medal bill for Filipino WWII vets The U.S. Senate has passed a bill authored by Sen. Mazie Hirono to make it possible for more than 260,000 Filipinos and Filipino-Americans , including 300 from Hawaii, to receive the highest civilian award that Congress can bestow -- the Congressional Gold Medal . US Senate approves Congressional Gold Medal bill for Filipino WWII veterans. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard , author of a companion measure in the U.S. House , said she hopes to gather enough support to send the legislation to President Barack Obama before the end of the year. Following the Senate's action, Gabbard said House rules require the measure to have 290 co-sponsors before it can be considered. So far, Gabbard has been able to persuade 180 House members to support the bill. "More than 200,000 Filipino and Filipino-American soldiers responded to President Roosevelt 's call to duty and fought under our American flag during...