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icId8tteetBataan Veteranse.e-ceuiia-byVlark AnniversaryorfnshedbaMANILA (AP) - About 300 the dssoclation.si-hers-12itatoteyIsno-beMtex-weur-PhJlippine and American war veterans, some still on crutches, stood silently at attention today for the ceremony opening the eri four-day observance of the 2Sth anniversary of Bataan and Coi^ regklor.A military guard of honor presented arms as the Philippine flag was raised at the memorial to Jose Rlzal, the Philippines* national hero, on the shores of Manila Bay overlooking the famed Wwld War II battleground.The veterans then went to the Spanish-style palace of President Ferdinand Marcos, a survivor of the Bataan death march and the most decorated Filipinosoldier of World War II.'T see many familiar faces from across the seas,” said Marcos, as he welcomed them in his study. A captain during the war, he escape from the Japanese after Bataan was captured and became a legenda^ guerrilla fighter.Arthur Bressi of Mechanics-burg, Pa., commander of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, presented Mar-C06 with a plaque and cap making him honorary commander ofentasindindad-verirtsatetheoreiontheCO-‘Tt is not an honor we take lightly,” said Bressi. who fought on Coiregklor with the 20th Coast Artillery.He said the title was bestowed /‘because of the esteem we have for you and because you fought with us.”*T will always be your comrade,” said Marcos.Among those present were officials of the Philippine Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, including Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jesus M. Vargas.The silver anniversary cere-moniea wfll include visits to the battle sites and old prison camps.On Saturday, eve of the anniversary of the surrender of Bataan, the veterans will make a pilgrimage to Mt. Samat on Bataan, the center of the defense of the peninsula. More than 20,000 Americans and Filipinos are burled at the foot of the mountain. Corregidor fell May 0, 190.More than 500 American veterans of Bataan and Corregidor have come to Manila for the observance. For most tt is the first time back since the war.faarOlt;kP*tilt;hiviFCjisblthCtsaBlT1jub£itydistww10hlt;h(ir
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Farmington Daily Times
Farmington, New Mexico, US
Fri, Apr 07, 1967
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