San Francisco ceremony honors Bataan Death March survivors
Ramon Regalado, a former machine gun operator, joined fellow veterans at the Presidio to commemorate Filipino and American troops who endured the 1942 Bataan Death March in the Philippines. Cecilia Gaerlan of the Bataan Legacy Historical Society highlighted Filipino delaying actions against Japanese forces as a key battle factor.
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Medal Medalist Ramon Regalado Receives Congressional Gold Medal
A Bataan Death March survivor, Ramon Regalado of El Cerrito, is photographed with two medals as he receives the Congressional Gold Medal and a lump sum payment under the 2009 stimulus law. Filippino veterans number around 18,000 still alive in the U.S. Many died during the 65 mile march or at Camp O'Donnell from disease and starvation.
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