by Steve Gibson | Oct 31, 2016 | Bataan Days, Slider
Pres. McMahon has completed the Maywood Bataan Day 2016 photo gallery and it has been posted. Please contact Col. McMahon with corrections or use the contact form on this website. Thank you to all for your help and support. Click here to view the Maywood Bataan...
by Steve Gibson | Sep 3, 2016 | Bataan Days, MBDO News, Slider
Here are the 2016 Maywood Bataan Day event details. Linked below are the press release, Program Booklet and Programme Insert. If you have questions, please call VP Edwin Walker at 708-345-7077. MBDO Press Release 2016 MBDO Event Booklet 2016 MBDO PROGRAMME INSERT...
by Steve Gibson | Aug 8, 2016 | Bataan Days, Slider
In 2015, Brigadier General Alicia A. Tate-Nadeau received her promotion from Colonel to Brigadier General, adding to an impressive resume and thereby becoming the first female in the Illinois National Guard to earn the rank. Brigadier General Tate-Nadeau currently...
by Steve Gibson | Aug 8, 2016 | Bataan Days, MBDO Activities, Slider
On a hot September Sunday in 1946, citizens and honored guests gathered at the corner of 5th Avenue and Oak Street in this western suburb of Chicago. In attendance was the Governor of Illinois, as well as Brigadier Generals and Navy Commandants. But the true guest of...
by Steve Gibson | Apr 11, 2016 | Bataan Days, Bataan Related, MBDO News, Slider
Maywood Bataan Day Organization President Richard A. McMahon Jr. and Director Ed Brotonel joined members of the Philippine Consulate in Chicago to mark the 74th anniversary of the fall of Bataan in World War II. The Chicago-area has a deep and long-lasting memory of...
by Steve Gibson | Apr 9, 2016 | 192nd Postings, Bataan Days, Slider
April 9th, 1942 marks the day that WWII fighting ended for thousands of American and Filipino troops fighting on Bataan. After 4 months of struggling against long odds, Gen. King marched out of the jungle and offered his surrender to the Japanese. At their lowest...
