by Steve Gibson | May 19, 2015 | 192nd Postings, Co. B, MBDO News, Photo Gallery, Slider
I just purchased this photo from a dealer on eBay in Mexico City, Mexico. It’s a photo of Maywood residents gather around a radio in a pharmacy some time in early February, 1945. They are anxiously waiting for any details on the prison camp raid carried out a...
by Steve Gibson | May 5, 2015 | MBDO Activities, Slider
MBDO Director Ed Brotonel represented the MBDO at the Commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) at the Kalayaan Hall of the Consulate General of the Philippines on April 9, 2015. He received this very nice letter of appreciation from the Consul General. Thank...
by Steve Gibson | Apr 25, 2015 | 192nd Postings, Co. B, Slider
2nd Lt. Ben Morin fought the first US tank battle of WWII and was thought KIA for a time. He ended up as a POW and survived WWII to return home and make good on a promise he made to become a priest if he survived the war. He served as a priest for 68 years. We...
by Steve Gibson | Apr 25, 2015 | 192nd Postings, Co. B, Slider
“If Mr. Abe comes here I would like him to say, ‘I bring with me an apology from the industrial giants that enslaved American POWs.’ He could say that very easily …” – Lester Tenney, Co. B, 192nd Tank Battalion, former Japanese POW...
by Steve Gibson | Mar 18, 2015 | Directors, Slider
Here’s a great article online about MBDO Treasurer Pat Besaw’s step-grandson on duty in Afghanistan. Find the article by clicking here. In addition, Pat shared an article from 2007 about a cross country trip he took on his bike from his home in La Grange...
by Steve Gibson | Mar 17, 2015 | Photo Gallery, Slider
Col. McMahon has uploaded and curated photos from the 2014 Veterans Day event at Capas Shrine. Find it here
