by Steve Gibson | Sep 10, 2013 | MBDO News, Slider
Here is some video from last Sunday (September 8, 2013) at the 71st Annual Maywood Bataan Day. It covers the presentation by Manong Jaime Pesongco, a Philippine WWII veteran and guerilla. His presentation was read by his son since Jaime is recovering from a bout of...
by Steve Gibson | Sep 10, 2013 | MBDO News, Slider
Here is some video from last Sunday (September 8, 2013) at the 71st Annual Maywood Bataan Day. It covers from just before the start of the service through the warm welcome from the Philippine Consul General, Leo M. Herrera-Lim. The quality is not very good, but this...
by Steve Gibson | Sep 9, 2013 | MBDO News
After 71 years, one would think that all of the possible errors and omissions would have been wrung out of the Maywood Bataan Day Organizations booklet and programme insert. One would be wrong to think that. Every year, some old errors are discovered, and new errors...
by Steve Gibson | Sep 5, 2013 | 192nd Postings, Slider
Camp Polk (now Fort Polk) Louisiana is one of the places the 192nd Tank Battalion received their training on tanks. Follow the link below to read about an old tank buried and now recovered on the grounds of Fort Polk. If it is an M2A4 or M3, that’s the type the...
by Steve Gibson | Sep 1, 2013 | Bataan Days, Slider
Just a reminder that next Sunday, September 8th, at 2:30pm (service starts at 3pm), we will be commemorating the 71st annual Maywood Bataan Day. One of the longest running WWII memorial commemorations in the Chicago Area. Please join us as we remember the...
