**Remembering Old Soldiers on Veterans Day**
On Veterans Day, The Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FilVetREP) pays tribute to these heroes.
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#Event: FilVetRep is celebrating its 10th Anniversary as a community-based initiative whose mission is to raise awareness through research, public ed and obtain recognition of Fil-Am WWII vets.
Join us on Oct. 25 as we celebrate this milestone at The Italian Oven in McLean, VA
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Keeping the legacy of Filipino World War II Veterans alive
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#Event: Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu and the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project will hold "Duty to Country: An Innovative Educational Initiative" event on Tuesday, 23 September from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Register here: forms.gle/PsDVeAjLeDti...

Our graphic novel, "In Shadow of Giants," was used in the "AsAmSt 250G Intermediate Seminar: Rise Up! Asian American Leadership and Social Change" class at the University of Massachusetts Boston this past spring. It was mentioned in a presentation at #AAAS2025 conference in April in Boston.

On April 12, 2025, FilVetRep along with partners VFW Post 5471 and the PNAMDC participated in the 2025 Bataan Memorial Death March on the Potomac. The march started on Dangerfield Island Marina in Alexandria, VA. Participants marched up to 14 miles on a route along Potomac River.

On April 10, 2025 at the WWII Memorial in Washington D.C., Philippine Embassy in Washington DC, USA, FilVetRep and VFW Post 5471 proudly honored the memory of thousands of Filipinos and American soldiers who embodied the highest ideals of service and sacrifice, leaving an lasting impact on history.

Philippine Consulate General in New York commemorated Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) and 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Manila with a solemn tribute to Filipino and American WWII vets.
The highlight of program was the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal. newyorkpcg.org/pcgny/2025/0...

Last week, The Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project presented on the Duty to Country Program and conducted a Congressional Gold Ceremony a day before the annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

The FilVetRep team tabled at Bataan Memorial Death March expo at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on Friday to promote programs such as Duty to Country.

FilVetRep’s Duty to Country team presented at the National Council for Social Studies #NCSS2023 conference in Nashville earlier this month. If you are an educator interested in teaching this curriculum, visit dutytocountry.org #FilipinoVeterans #filipinoamerican #filipinoamericanhistory

“Remember Pearl Harbor … and the Philippines!” While Dec. 7, 1941 is a much celebrated national memorial on the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, much less is known or remembered about the Japanese attack on the Philippines on Dec. 8, 1941. Find out more on www.dutytocountry.org