by Steve Gibson | May 19, 2014 | Bataan Related, MBDO News, Slider
MBDO Pres. Col. Richard A. McMahon has finished compiling annotating and uploading photos from his recent trip to the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines to commemorate Veteran’s Day. You can find those photos under the GALLERIES link above or click...
by Steve Gibson | Nov 9, 2013 | Bataan Related, Directors, Slider
In Angeles City on Luzon in the Philippines right now, MBDO President Col. Richard A. McMahon, Jr. reports only rain on Friday and no major effect where he is from Super Typhoon Haiyan. He reports that “the central islands are collectively known as Visayas, V...
by Steve Gibson | Apr 28, 2013 | Bataan Related, Slider
On the morning of February 9, 1942, a Japanese and American fighter plane dogfight ended just above the Mariveles volcano on the Bataan Peninsula of the Philippines. Initial efforts to recover the remains of either pilot failed and for nearly 7 decades those remains...
by Steve Gibson | Mar 21, 2013 | Bataan Related, Slider
Olympic distance runner, World War II hero and celebrated USC Alumnus Louis Zamperini spoke to a maximum capacity audience recently at USC about the power of resilience. Louis Zemperini placed 8th in the 1936 Berlin Olympics as a distance runner. Later, during WWII,...
by Steve Gibson | Oct 4, 2012 | Bataan Related, Slider
A nice article in the Forest Park Review about Jim Opolony and the Proviso East High School Bataan Commemorative Research Project website. Find the article by clicking here. Go to the Proviso East Bataan website by clicking...
