Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Maywood Bataan Day Organization - 2025 Honoring the Men of the 192nd ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://mbdo.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Invitation from the Consul General of the Philippines](https://mbdo.org/invitation-from-the-consul-general-of-the-philippines/) - The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago would like to invite MBDO members and other veterans to join us in the Commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) on Wednesday, 09 April 2025, from 09:00 am. The Consulate will hold a simple wreath-laying ceremony at the Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge followed by an opening of a - ["A Life Dedicated To Service"](https://mbdo.org/a-life-dedicated-to-service/) - Our very own VP Edwin H. Walker, IV, is featured in a wonderful story in the Maywood Chamber of Commerce 2018 Community Guide reprinted from Neighbors Magazine. You can read the entire magazine here (Major Walker's article is on page 6): https://issuu.com/mel60160/docs/neighbors_082819_final Click on this thumbnail to read the Walker article: - [77th Annual Maywood Bataan Day Press Release](https://mbdo.org/77th-annual-maywood-bataan-day-press-release/) - Maywood Bataan Day Organization PRESS RELEASE Contact Information: Col. Richard A. McMahon, Jr. (USA, Ret.), President Phone: (708) 366-8761 Email: Ramcmahon1@aol.com Website URL: https://mbdo.org Alternate Contact: Maj. Edwin H. Walker IV (USMC) Phone: (708) 345-7077 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Illinois Army National Guard State Command Sergeant Major Keynote Speaker At Annual Maywood Bataan Day - [Maywood Bataan Day Memorial Service Postponed Until Further Notice](https://mbdo.org/maywood-bataan-day-memorial-service-postponed-until-further-notice/) - Due to a decision by the Village of Maywood to schedule a village festival on the same traditional weekend that Maywood Bataan Day was celebrated for more than 75 years, we have had to, unfortunately, temporarily cease our in-person memorial services. At this point, our attempts to reclaim that date for our memorial service have - [UPDATED FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: In Memory of Major Edwin H. Walker IV - 3/17/1932 - 1/6/2024](https://mbdo.org/in-memory-of-major-edwin-h-walker-iv-3-17-1932-1-6-2024/) - We have received the sad news that our Vice President, Major Edwin H. Walker IV, passed away peacefully yesterday at Hines hospital in Maywood, Illinois. Edwin has led the Maywood Bataan Day Organization for several decades, serving in many executive capacities. However, he will be most remembered for his behind the scenes work to ensure - ["Weaver's Warriors" - From ARMOR Magazine](https://mbdo.org/weavers-warriors-ft-benning-magazine/) - A recently re-discovered article from the US Army's Armor Magazine, from January/February 1989. The article recounts the preparations and fierce fighting of the 192nd in the Philippines. Click this link to read or download: https://www.benning.army.mil/armor/eARMOR/content/issues/1989/JAN_FEB/ArmorJanuaryFebruary1989web.pdf - [Joyce Bashleben, widow of Sgt. James Bashleben (Co. B)](https://mbdo.org/joyce-bashleben-widow-of-sgt-james-bashleben-co-b/) - Joyce Bashleben, widow of Sgt. James Bashleben, passed away earlier this month. We join her family and friends in celebrating her life and mourning their loss. To view Joyce's obituary, please click here. - [Cecilia Fryziuk, widow of Sgt Nicholas Fryziuk (Co. B)](https://mbdo.org/cecilia-fryziuk-widow-of-sgt-nicholas-fryziuk-co-b/) - Cecilia Fryziuk, widow of Sgt. Nicholas Fryziuk (B) passed away earlier this month. We join her family and friends in celebrating her life and mourning their loss. To view, the obituary for Cecilia, please click here. - [Audio files - 77th Maywood Bataan Day 2019](https://mbdo.org/csm-sean-carney-keynote-address-77th-maywood-bataan-day-2019/) - Here are some audio excerpts from this year's Bataan Day in Maywood, Illinois. Opening remarks by Maywood Mayor Edwenna Perkins Guest Speaker Philippine Consul General of Chicago, Dr. Gina A. Jamoralin Keynote address as delivered by State Command Sergeant Major Sean P. Carney of the Illinois Army National Guard. - [Estrella Alamar - 1936 - 2022](https://mbdo.org/estrella-alamar-1936-2022/) - The Board of Directors of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization is sad to announce that longtime MBDO Board Member Estrella Alamar passed away on October 23, 2022. The Board is thankful for her important service and the giving of her time to ensure that the Filipino community in the Chicagoland area was aware of our - [MBDO Treasurer Brotonel Awarded Philippine Presidential Award](https://mbdo.org/mbdo-treasurer-brotonel-awarded-philippine-presidential-award/) - We were excited to hear that MBDO Treasurer, Edward Brotonel was recognized by the Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and awarded the 2018 Presidential “Pamana ng Pilipino Award” last December 5, 2018, at The Malacanan Palace. The “Pamana ng Pilipino Award” is conferred on Filipinos overseas, who, in exemplifying the talent and industry of the - [In Memory of Pat Besaw](https://mbdo.org/in-memory-of-pat-besaw/) - This evening, we received information that Pat Besaw, longtime Board member and Secretary of the MBDO has passed away. We offer our condolences to her friends and family on the loss of Pat. May God bless her and her loved ones in this time of grief. More details as we receive them. - [Sen. Duckworth Remembers Bataan and the Maywood Tankers](https://mbdo.org/sen-duckworth-remembers-maywood-tankers/) - The MBDO wishes to thank Mindy Kotler for her unceasing efforts to immortalize the legacy of the heroes of Bataan and Corregidor. Her most recent efforts resulted in the following statement presented by Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Please read - [Kovach Home - At Last](https://mbdo.org/kovach-home-last/) - Nearly 75 years after he died in the hellish prison camp known as Cabanatuan, SPC John Kovach, Jr. returns to Port Clinton, OH. His family, friends and loving fellow Americans are there to show their undying love and respect for the sacrifice he and his family made in WWII. The words that appeared above the - [Workers Uncover Buried Tank](https://mbdo.org/workers-uncover-buried-tank/) - 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 192nd trained on. Read - [Mukden Reunion](https://mbdo.org/mukden-reunion/) - Col. McMahon received the following urgent request for assistance from Linda Anderson: We are Linda and Dave Anderson from El Paso Texas. We are hosting what is called the Mukden Reunion. 2 of these guys were on the Bataan Death March and 2 defended Corregidor til it was surrendered. These gentlemen were all in the - [Maywood Bataan Day 2021 Postponed](https://mbdo.org/maywood-bataan-day-2021-postponed/) - Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Board of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization has decided to postpone this year's event until September 11, 2022. At that time, we will mark the 80th anniversary of the first Maywood Bataan Day. Please stay safe. We look forward to seeing all of our friends next year! Attached - [In Memory of Lucille W. Sylvester](https://mbdo.org/in-memory-of-lucille-w-sylvester/) - Something made me recall the memory of Lucille Wallingsford Sylvester. In 2008, Pastor Eliot Winbush told us the story of how Lucille, living in Maywood during WWII, was inspired by the epic heroism of the men of the 192nd Tank Battalion to write a tribute to those men. Lucille, born in 1917, was 91 when - ["We're all losers in a war"](https://mbdo.org/losers-war/) - From STARS AND STRIPES online: 95 years old, but still looking ahead -- and back -- Herbert Kirchoff, one of three remaining suvivors of CO. B of the 192nd Tank Battalion from Maywood, Illinois, is the subject of a great online article. Follow this link to read more about Pvt. Kirchoff's wartime experiences, as well - [Co. B Survivor Among Honored Guests](https://mbdo.org/co-b-survivor-featured-new-doc/) - Co. B's own Lester Tennenburg, also known as Lester Tenney, is part of a group of Bataan veterans who attended a recent screening of documentarian Jan Thompson's new project "Never The Same". Recently, Jan had a showing in Los Angeles, which was attended by not only many Hollywood celebrities (like Loretta Swit, Robert Loggia and - [New Board Member - Kimyada Wellington](https://mbdo.org/new-board-member-kimyada-wellington/) - President Richard McMahon and the rest of the Board of Directors are proud to welcome Kimyada Wellington to the Maywood Bataan Day Organization board of Directors. Kimyada brings several years of public service as a Village of Maywood Trustee to the board and is proud to have served our state and country as a member - [Co. C Web Pages](https://mbdo.org/co-c-web-pages/) - From the Ida Rupp Public Library website (use link below for the full text)... "Inducted into federal service on November 25, 1940, forty-two men from the Port Clinton area departed four days later for training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where more men were added to the unit. After training and maneuvers at Fort - [Forest Park Review Article about Proviso East Bataan website](https://mbdo.org/forest-park-review-article-about-proviso-east-bataan-website/) - 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 here. - [New Book From Lester Tenney](https://mbdo.org/new-book-les-tenney/) - Pres. McMahon received the following information via email. I am pleased to announce the publication of my new book, The Courage to Remember. 208 pages in both hardcover and softcover For your information here is a little background. The Courage to Remember By Lester (Les) Tenney A survivor of the infamous Bataan Death March Why - [Pfc. Louis C. Zelis](https://mbdo.org/pfc-louis-c-zelis/) - One in a continuing series highlighting the men of the 192nd Tank Battalion. All materials are excerpted from the Proviso Bataan Commemorative Project: http://bataanproject.com Pfc. Louis C. Zelis was born on February 13, 1914, and was one of the four sons born to Mary & John Zelis. Louis was married to Mae and lived on - [Pvt. Joseph L. Wisniowski](https://mbdo.org/pvt-joseph-l-wisniowski/) - One in a continuing series highlighting the men of the 192nd Tank Battalion. All materials are excerpted from the Proviso Bataan Commemorative Project: http://bataanproject.com Pvt. Joseph L. Wisniowski was born on March 12, 1919, in Chicago. He was the son of Frank Wisniowski & Bernice Kadzik-Wisniowski . With his five sisters and two brothers, he - [Capt. Donald LeRoy Hanes](https://mbdo.org/capt-donald-leroy-hanes/) - One in a continuing series highlighting the men of the 192nd Tank Battalion. All materials are excerpted from the Proviso Bataan Commemorative Project: http://bataanproject.com Capt. Donald L. Hanes was born on August 10, 1903, in Hoopeston, Illinois, to Charles K. Hanes & Opha D. Kincade-Hanes. His given name was Marion Donald LeRoy Hanes, but he - [Lt. Col. Theodore F. Wickord](https://mbdo.org/lt-col-theodore-f-wickord/) - One in a continuing series highlighting the men of the 192nd Tank Battalion. All materials are excerpted from the Proviso Bataan Commemorative Project: http://bataanproject.com Lt. Col. Theodore F. Wickord was born on August 2, 1907, in Chicago, to Peter & Julia Wickord. With his wife, Marie, he lived at 1839 South 7th Avenue in Maywood, - [March 16 Anniversary - Graf - Schmidt - Lajzer](https://mbdo.org/january-16-anniversary-mullins-ross-3/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [Memorial Lost - And Found!](https://mbdo.org/memorial-lost-and-found/) - MBDO President, Col. Richard McMahon, Jr., recently took on the task of assisting the family of one of the fallen heroes of Co. B of the 192nd Tank Battalion. Sgt. Lawrence J. Jordan fought in the first tank battles on Bataan and later would be taken prisoner by the Japanese on April 9, 1942. Larry survived - [March 27 Anniversary - Jordan](https://mbdo.org/march-27-anniversary-jordan/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [Searching for Carl Swartz - or a relative of Michael Swartz](https://mbdo.org/searching-for-carl-swartz-or-a-relative-of-michael-swartz/) - We were recently contacted by someone attempting to get in touch with the family of Pvt. Michael Swartz (Co. B). We have the name of a hephew, Carl Swartz, who may be located in the western suburbs of Chicago, but we do not have an email or phone number. Does anyone have information on family - [May 1 Anniversary - Moreland - Swartz - Leake](https://mbdo.org/template-anniversary-name-9/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 23 Anniversary - Coats - Lewis - Morin](https://mbdo.org/april-23-anniversary-coats-lewis-morin/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [May 7 Anniversary - Baldon - Reutinger](https://mbdo.org/may-7-anniversary-baldon-reutinger/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [March 29 Anniversary - Brown - Miller](https://mbdo.org/march-29-anniversary-brown-miller/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 13 - Sommerlund - Legrow](https://mbdo.org/january-13-sommerlund-legrow/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [New Addition to 192nd Roster](https://mbdo.org/new-addition-to-192nd-roster/) - Seventy-two years after the 192nd Tank Battalion was formed by federalizing National Guard tank groups from 4 different states, we are still making changes to the roster of the 192nd. Today, we added Pvt. Joseph P Henderson to the Co. B roster. The research was done by Jim Opolony of the Proviso Bataan Commemorative Research - [April 24 Anniversary - Dowell](https://mbdo.org/april-24-anniversary-dowell/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [Pvt. A. L. Humphrey, Jr.](https://mbdo.org/pvt-a-l-humphrey-jr/) - I was notified tonight by the grandson of A. C. DuPuy, Aaron Dupuy, that we have a typo in the MBDO Bataan Day booklet. We have incorrectly identified Pvt. Al. L. Humphrey, Jr as MIA/Presumed Killed In Action. - [April 18 Anniversary - Boardman - Garrett - Garcia](https://mbdo.org/april-18-anniversary-boardman-garrett-garcia/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 14 Anniversary - Duncan - Sears - Fowler](https://mbdo.org/template-anniversary-name-5/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 10 Anniversary - Gray](https://mbdo.org/april-10-anniversary-gray/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [March 31 Anniversary - Hauser - Wheeler](https://mbdo.org/template-anniversary-name-2/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [March 15 Anniversary - O'Connell](https://mbdo.org/march-15-anniversary-oconnell/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 19 Anniversary - Hourigan - Mulholland](https://mbdo.org/february-19-anniversary-hourigan-mulholland/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 11 Anniversary - Black - Ferguson - Jaeger](https://mbdo.org/february-11-anniversary-black-ferguson-jaeger/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 28 Anniversary - Garland](https://mbdo.org/january-28-anniversary-garland/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 27 Anniversary - Anness - Holman - Stewart - Read](https://mbdo.org/january-27-anniversary-anness-holman-stewart-read/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 16 Anniversary - Mullins - Ross](https://mbdo.org/january-16-anniversary-mullins-ross/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 9th Anniversary - Byars-Thorman-Linse-](https://mbdo.org/january-9th-anniversary-byars-thorman-linse/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [Rep. Danny Davis Honors MBDO In Congress](https://mbdo.org/rep-danny-davis-honors-mbdo-in-congress/) - IN HONOR OF MAYWOOD BATAAN DAY AND NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY ______ HON. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois in the house of representatives Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, today I rise to tell my colleagues during this week that ends with National POW/MIA Recognition Day about - [Recommended Reading on Bataan Day](https://mbdo.org/recommended-reading-on-bataan-day/) - Due to the pandemic, this year's Maywood Bataan Day has been delayed until 2021. In the absence of an official memorial service, the Directors of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization recommend that interested person might want to revisit some prior Bataan Days through our extensive archives available here on our website. In particular, we recommend - [2020 Bataan Day Postponed until 2021](https://mbdo.org/2020-bataan-day-postponed-until-2021/) - A village tradition since 1942, the annual Maywood Bataan Day Memorial Service, scheduled for September 13, 2020, has been postponed until the second Sunday in 2021. Maywood Bataan Day Organization President Richard A. McMahon and the MBDO Board of Directors notified the Village of Maywood this past week that due to the restrictions on gatherings - [Pvt. Charles C. Harmon (1916 - 2016)](https://mbdo.org/pvt-charles-c-harmon-1916-2016/) - A recent search has revealed that in the late spring of 2016 we lost one of the two survivors from Co. C of the 192nd Tank Battalion. Charles C. Harmon, passed away on May 30, 2016. He was 99 years old and less than 3 months from his 100th birthday. We join his family and - [Obtaining Medals for the Men of the 192nd](https://mbdo.org/obtaining-medals-for-the-men-of-the-192nd/) - One of the most rewarding facets of working with the Maywood Bataan Day Organization is the chance to help immediate family members receive the medals that the men of the 192nd earned for their heroic service. In the confusion and relief of the end of WWII, many of these men never bothered to collect the - [MBDO Presents Flag To MFA](https://mbdo.org/mbdo-presents-flag-to-mfa/) - The Maywood Bataan Day Organization was proud to present a US flag to be flown at the new Maywood Fine Arts center. Lois Baumann and her husband Ernie were on hand on Sunday, September 13, 2015, to receive the flag. Lois was excited to be opening the new facility and MBDO President Richard McMahon wished - [Leon Conner - 1918-2014](https://mbdo.org/leon-conner-1918-2014/) - [Ed. Note] Corrected family information. Thank you Melody. This past Sunday, we lost a great man in Maywood, Leon Conner, 96, a veteran of WWII. He was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Conner, who died in the Vietnam war in 1966. His beloved wife Odie, his daughter, Alva (Cheryl), and his son, Maywood Mayor - [Village Free Press reports on Bataan Day 2013](https://mbdo.org/village-free-press-reports-bataan-day-2013/) - Just came upon this very nice article about this year's Maywood Bataan Day in the Village Free Press. Find it here: http://thevillagefreepress.org/2013/09/11/the-past-never-dies-hundreds-gather-to-remember-bataan-death-march/#comment-1213 - [February 5 - Anniversary - Winger - Hanes](https://mbdo.org/february-5-anniversary-winger-hanes/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 15 Anniversary - Grogg - Underwood](https://mbdo.org/february-15-anniversary-grogg-underwood/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [Toul Monument](https://mbdo.org/toul-monument/) - Toul Pocket Monument. - [Pvt. Herbert C. Kirchhoff, Jr. - 1919-2015](https://mbdo.org/pvt-herbert-c-kirchhoff-jr-1919-2015/) - The Maywood Bataan Day Organization joins with the friends and family of Herbert C. "Bud" Kirchhoff, Jr. in mourning his passing on June 10, 2015. Herbert was a member of Co. B of the 192nd Tank Battalion and was a resident of Maywood. He survived the Battle of Bataan, the Death March, POW prison camps, - [Website update! MBDO 3.0](https://mbdo.org/website-update-mbdo-3-0/) - It's unclear how long we've had this site up and running, but online archives date us back to February 2008. Recently, we've updated this website yet again to allow those using smartphones to get a better view of the information online. We appreciate the continued support of our readers and welcome your comments and concerns - [Bataan Day 2004 found at last!](https://mbdo.org/bataan-day-2004-found-at-last/) - Somewhere along the way, we had misplaced our Bataan Day 2004 gallery of photos. We're happy to say we have found those photos and they are now posted in our Gallery section -- linked above. You can also go directly to the gallery page by clicking here. - [Last of the 192nd](https://mbdo.org/last-of-the-192nd/) - After discovering that both survivors from Co. C of the 192nd passed away in 2016 - Pvt. Harmon and Pvt. Naymick - it is great to hear that the last surviving member of the 192nd Tank Battalion, Pvt. William L. Arnold (Co. D), is still doing well in Montana. Here is an article from the - [74th Commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan](https://mbdo.org/74th-commemoration-araw-ng-kagitingan/) - MBDO President Richard A. McMahon, Jr. & MBDO Director Ed Brotonel represented MBDO at this wonderful event sponsored by Honorable Generoso D.G. Calonge, Philippine Consul General in Chicago. Special thanks to Anna Liza F. Alcantara, Consulate Cultural Officer, for sharing photos. Find the photo gallery here -- or click GALLERIES above to see more photo - [Pvt Thomas Peter Motosko - Last of HQ Co.](https://mbdo.org/pvt-thomas-peter-motosko-last-of-hq-co/) - Pvt Thomas Peter Motosko, the last survivor of HQ Co., 192nd Tank Battalion, passed away on February 20, 2013 at the age of 93. We honor his service and mourn his loss. Read more about his service record here: http://bataanproject.com/Motosko.htm And read his obituary here: FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – Thomas Peter Motosko, 93, died Feb. - [Bataan Day 2019 - Photos Online Now!](https://mbdo.org/bataan-day-2019-photos-online-now/) - We've got photos online from this year's wonderful Maywood Bataan Day event, held on September 8, 2019. Please click here to view them or go to GALLERIES in the tab above and select MAYWOOD BATAAN DAY ALBUM and then select BATAAN DAY 2019. - [Maywood Bataan Day Booklet and Programme](https://mbdo.org/maywood-bataan-day-booklet-and-programme/) - Click these links to download the Maywood Bataan Day booklet and programme for the event scheduled Sunday, 8 September 2019 at 2:30pm at the Veterans Memorial Park in Maywood, IL at the coner of 1st and Oak Avenues in Maywood. 2019 Maywood Bataan Day Booklet 2019 Maywood Bataan Day Programme - [2019 Philippines Veterans Week Gallery Now Online](https://mbdo.org/2019-philippines-veterans-week-gallery-now-online/) - Col. McMahon has uploaded captioned photos for the Philippine Veterans Week 2019 at the Capas National Shrine in the Philippines. Click on GALLERIES > PHILIPPINES EVENTS to find this gallery, or CLICK HERE. - [Heartwarming Story from Port Clinton OH - Home of Co. C](https://mbdo.org/heartwarming-story-port-clinton-oh-home-co-c/) - Port Clinton, Ohio is the home of Co. C of the 192nd Tank Battalion. Recently, we caught this story online about how the Port Clinton community is still coming together to support important causes. http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/23807751/an-early-christmas-a-boy-with-cancer-and-the-town-who-loves-him - [John H. Read, HQ Co.](https://mbdo.org/john-h-read-hq-co/) - Received word that John H. Read, HQ Company, passed away on January 27, 2011. We join his friends and family in mourning this loss. Click here to read more about Read on the Proviso Bataan Commemorative site. - [February 4 Anniversary - Riedeman](https://mbdo.org/february-4-anniversary-riedeman/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [May 6 Anniversary - Doshier - Peterson](https://mbdo.org/may-6-anniversary-doshier-peterson/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 23 Anniversary - Motosko](https://mbdo.org/february-23-anniversary-motosko/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 12 - Van Arsdall](https://mbdo.org/january-12-van-arsdall/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [Pvt. Joseph Donald Lajzer 1918 - 2013](https://mbdo.org/pvt-joseph-donald-lajzer-1918-2013/) - Just received the sad news that we have lost another of the few remaining survivors of Co. B of the 192nd Tank Battalion. Pvt. Joseph Donald Lajzer died on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Mr. Lajzer was born in Clinton Ohio, and volunteered to go with the 192nd Tank Battalion when it was shipped out to the Philippines in 1941. - [PFC Silas LeGrow - 1922 - 2013](https://mbdo.org/pfc-silas-legrow-1922-2013/) - Received the sad news today that we have lost another member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. Silas LeGrow, Co. C, 192nd Tank Battalion, died on January 15, 2013. He was 90 years old. We join his family and friends in honoring his service and mourning the loss. To read more about LeGrow's service record, please - [A note from Marti Spencer, nephew of Leo Spencer](https://mbdo.org/a-note-from-leo-spencer-nephew-of-norman-spencer/) - A note from one of the people whom President Richard McMahon has helped with getting medals from WWII. His uncle, Leo Spencer, was a regular Maywood Bataan Day attendee in honor of his brother, Sgt. Norman Spencer. My uncle Leo Spencer , Norman's brother, died earlier this month . He had been unable to attend - [MBDO 2018 Photos Posted](https://mbdo.org/mbdo-2018-photos-posted/) - Colonel McMahon has published the photos from Maywood Bataan Day 2018. You can find them in the GALLERY section above, under MAYWOOD BATAAN DAY ALBUM or click here to go right to the gallery. - [Veterans Day at MAC 2018 photos posted](https://mbdo.org/veterans-day-at-mac-2018-photos-posted/) - Maywood Bataan Day Organization (MBDO) thanks Robert L. Hudson, Vice President, FAME (Filipino American Memorial Endowment), Consultant to & Member Bataan WW2 Museum, for these photos. MBDO also thanks MBDO Director Steve Gibson for creating this Gallery. To view the gallery, click here or go to GALLERY > PHILIPPINE EVENTS ALBUM in the menu bar - [Bataan Day 2018 - September 9th](https://mbdo.org/bataan-day-2018-september-9th/) - The Maywood Bataan Day Organization asks you to "save the date" for the next annual Maywood Bataan Day Service. As always (or at least since 1942), the service will be the second Sunday in September, which this year is September 9th. The service will begin at 2:30pm with a concert of military and other appropriate - [Maywood Bataan Day 2011 - Col. Paul Hastings - Featured Speaker](https://mbdo.org/maywood-bataan-day-2011-col-paul-hastings-featured-speaker/) - Click here for video of Maywood Bataan Day speaker Col. Emilio Hidalgo Click here for video of Maywood Bataan Day speaker Captain Rebecca Simmons - [Images from 1942 - The First Maywood Bataan Day](https://mbdo.org/images-from-1942-the-first-maywood-bataan-day/) - Images courtesy of Pixie Walneck, daughter of Lt. Emmett F. Gibson. [imagebrowser id=11] Additional images from early Maywood Bataan Days - [Maywood Bataan Day 2011 -- Featured Speaker Col. Hidalgo](https://mbdo.org/maywood-bataan-day-2011-featured-speaker-col-hidalgo/) - [youtube nCLTWEmytaQ] - [Pat Besaw Photo Collection 1992](https://mbdo.org/pat-besaw-photo-collection-1992/) - [imagebrowser id=10] - [Pat Besaw Photo Collection 1991](https://mbdo.org/pat-besaw-photo-collection-1991/) - [imagebrowser id=9] - [Pat Besaw Photo Collection 1960](https://mbdo.org/pat-besaw-photo-collection-1960/) - [imagebrowser id=5] - [Pat Besaw Photo Collection 1955](https://mbdo.org/pat-besaw-photo-collection-1955/) - [imagebrowser id=4] - [Pat Besaw Photo Collection 1953](https://mbdo.org/pat-besaw-photo-collection-1953/) - MBDO Secretary-Treasurer Pat Besaw has been kind enough to share a bunch of her personal photos from previous Bataan Day events. This collection is from 1953 [imagebrowser id=6] - [Village of Maywood 2006 Bataan Day Proclamation](https://mbdo.org/village-of-maywood-2006-bataan-day-proclamation/) - [Maywood Bataan Day Booklets](https://mbdo.org/maywood-bataan-day-booklets/) - Maywood Bataan Day Booklet 2012 70th Maywood Bataan Day Programme Insert 2011 69th Maywood Bataan Day Programme Insert 2010 68th Maywood Bataan Day Programme Insert 2009 67th Maywood Bataan Day Programme Insert 2008 66th Maywood Bataan Day Booklet 2007 65th Maywood Bataan Day Booklet - [Historic Audio](https://mbdo.org/historic-audio/) - These historic audio files were found in the public domain. A list of sources is shown after each group of files. The numbers at the front of the files is the source date. To listen to these files, use your Windows Media Player, iTunes or other MP3 player. To download these files, right click on - [Remembering Bataan Video](https://mbdo.org/remembering-bataan-video/) - [youtube qq2a-qZpMjc] - [2008 Harrodsburg Commemorative Event](https://mbdo.org/2008-harrodsburg-commemorative-event/) - President McMahon and Jim Opolony of the Proviso East Bataan Commemorative Project were invited guests at this event. President McMahon took photos of some of the illustrations at that event and those photos are below. - [Co. D Information](https://mbdo.org/co-d-information/) - Company 'D' consisted mostly of men from the Harrodsburg, KY area. From the Kentucky History Society web page: Harrodsburg Tank Battalion, 192nd: Survivors of the Bataan Death March Oral History Project. The Japanese invaded the Philippines in December 1941 and captured Manila on January 2, 1942. American and Filipino soldiers retreated to Bataan, a province - [New photo album! 76th Anniversary of the Day of Valor - in Chicago](https://mbdo.org/new-photo-album-76th-anniversary-of-the-day-of-valor-in-chicago/) - Pres. McMahon and MBDO board member, Ed Brotonel have started work on this exciting new gallery of photos from this recent event. Click here to view the album now. - [The Janesville 99: Against All Odds](https://mbdo.org/the-janesville-99-against-all-odds/) - From the Rock County Historical Society website The story of those who served in Company "A" of the 192nd Tank Battalion (a group also known as the "Janesville 99") is a story of bravery, tragedy, and disbelief that takes us from Janesville, Wisconsin to the South Pacific during the second World War... The - [Of Special Note...](https://mbdo.org/of-special-note/) - Of Special Note... Interesting facts about the men of the 192nd, as well as their families. Robert Brooks, D Company, an African-American, was the first tanker killed in WWII at Clark Field. Brooks Field at Fort Knox, Kentucky is named in his honor. Henry Deckert, B Company, was the first tanker KIA in tank - [Director Gerald Besaw](https://mbdo.org/director-gerald-besaw/) - We were saddened to hear of the death of MBDO Director Gerald Besaw on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Jerry was also the husband of Secretary/Treasurer Patricia Besaw. He had celebrated his 90th birthday just last Sunday. We join his friends and family in mourning their loss and honoring his service. - [Welcome](https://mbdo.org/welcome/) - Welcome from the President of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization and the Board of Directors. This is the official website for the Maywood Bataan Day Organization. Here you will find information about the MBDO, as well as historical information about our origins and our continuing mission. We recommend you start with the history of our - [Odie M. Conner, wife and Alva C. Boykin, daughter of Director Leon Conner ](https://mbdo.org/odie-m-conner-wife-and-alva-c-boykin-daughter-of-director-leon-conner/) - Received word last month about two sad losses in the family of Maywood Bataan Day Director-At-Large Leon Conner. On November 18th, 2010, Leon's daughter, Alva C. Boykin, passed away. Then, on December 7th, 2010, Leon's beloved wife, Odie M. Conner passed away. We mourn this loss and offer prayers and thoughts for all of those - [Pat Besaw Bataan Day Photo Collection - 1955](https://mbdo.org/pat-besaw-bataan-day-photo-collection-1955/) - A collection of historic photos from earlier Maywood Bataan Days. These are from 1955. Click image to advance slide show. [slideshow id=5] - [Maywood Bataan Day 2010](https://mbdo.org/maywood-bataan-day-2010/) - [slideshow id=1] - [Leo Armwood Elected to MBDO Board](https://mbdo.org/leo-armwood-elected-to-mbdo-board/) - The Board of Directors took action at the February Board meeting to elect Leo Armwood, a USMC GYSGT with 24 years of service, to the board as a Director-At-Large. Please join us in welcoming Leo Armwood! - [Frank Goldstein (Co. B)](https://mbdo.org/frank-goldstein-co-b/) - T/4 Frank Goldstein (Co. B) passed away on Thursday, 1/21/2010. We join his friends and family in mourning his loss and honoring his service. You will find Frank's obituary here. - [Maywood Bataan Day 1955](https://mbdo.org/maywood-bataan-day-1955/) - Ed. Note: Original video below was replaced with a higher quality, higher resolution video. My apologies for the original bad video. A decade home. Certainly the time flew by. Ten years after the end of World War II, the citizens of Maywood, Illinois gathered on a bright, sunny September Sunday to do again what they - [Gene Duddy Video Added](https://mbdo.org/gene-duddy-video-added/) - UPDATED WITH NEW LINK - 9/19/2015 - Ed. A video interview with Gene Duddy, one of our speakers at the 2009 Maywood Bataan Day. Find it on YouTube at this link: Gene Duddy on YouTube - [A British Cannon in Maywood?](https://mbdo.org/british-cannon-maywood/) - [Ed. Note: Corrected the original locations of the cannon after receiving additional information from MBDO Board Director Micheal Dravo and -- the man responsible for creating Veterans Memorial Park in Maywood and the one who wrangled all these memorials to the new location. Additional information received from Connie Bradley via Facebook.] I received a call - [Bataan Day Tank Dedication - 1946](https://mbdo.org/bataan-day-tank-dedication-1946/) - Steve Gibson, MBDO Board member and son of survivor Emmett Gibson, recently purchased a couple of newspaper photos and shares them with the MBDO. These two photos are heart-wrenching in their sadness, but uplifting in their resolve. The photos were taken during the dedication of the tank memorial in Maywood on Bataan Day in 1946. - [Remembering Bataan – 65 years ago this Veteran’s Day](https://mbdo.org/remembering-bataan-65-years-ago-this-veterans-day/) - From Veteran's Day, 2006... I'm adding this to the MBDO website to preserve it... Sixty-five years ago this Veteran’s Day, 103 young men from Maywood and several surrounding suburbs were onboard a ship headed for the Philippines. While there were certainly tensions across the globe in the fall of 1941, these men, recently called up - [Vets Day at MAC 2017](https://mbdo.org/vets-day-mac-2017/) - Col. McMahon has completed his updates on the great new gallery of photos from the Veterans Day Ceremonies at the Manila American Ceremony, this past November. Click GALLERIES in the menu at the top of the page, then PHILIPPINE EVENTS ALBUM to find these and other photos. You can go directly to the new gallery - [Bataan Day 2017 Gallery Now Available](https://mbdo.org/bataan-day-2017-gallery-now-available/) - President McMahon has completed his work on the Bataan Day 2017 photo gallery and it is available for your viewing. Please click here to view the gallery, or click on GALLERIES above and MAYWOOD BATAAN DAY ALBUM. The scroll to find Bataan Day 2017. - [Humphrey (Co. D) Remembered](https://mbdo.org/humphrey-co-d-remembered/) - I was advised of this very nice article about A. L. Humphrey, a Texan who was part of Co. D of the 192nd and survived the Battle of Bataan, the Death March, POW camps, the Hell Ships and slave labor in Japan. Nice photographs as well as personal memories. Pvt. A. L. Humphrey passed to - [Can You Help Identify These Men?](https://mbdo.org/can-help-identify-men/) - Over the years, there have been many attempts made to identify all the men pictured on the famous "Lido Theater Bataan Mural". The original picture, a copy of which hangs in the board room of the Maywood Public Library, has a legend at the bottom that does not really correspond completely with the figures in - [Village To Retain Control of Veterans Park](https://mbdo.org/village-retains-control-veterans-park/) - Recent discussions by the Maywood Village Board and Maywood Park District will probably result in most of the parks in Maywood being turned over to the Maywood Park District, but the Village decided to retain control over the Veterans Park where the Maywood Bataan Day memorials, as well as other veteran memorials are. Given our - [New Gallery - Capas Freedom March 2017](https://mbdo.org/new-gallery-capas-freedom-march-2017/) - Col. McMahon continues to update this gallery, but it is now available for your preview. Go to GALLERIES > PHILIPPINE EVENTS ALBUM and scroll to CAPAS FREEDOM MARCH 2017 or CLICK HERE to view. - [Amazing Video of Bataan Day 2017](https://mbdo.org/amazing-video-bataan-day-2017/) - Thanks to Director Kyle FitzGerald for this amazing video of the 75th Anniversary of Bataan Day in Maywood. And a special thanks to all who participated and all who attended. Gratitude also to Dan Perkins, Event Coordinator/Consultant for this event. - [A Doughboy in Maywood](https://mbdo.org/a-doughboy-in-maywood/) - This year, the Maywood Bataan Day Organization marks the 75th Anniversary of the original Maywood Bataan Day on September 10th, beginning at 2pm at Maywood's Veteran Memorial Maywood Park at 1st Avenue and Oak Street in Maywood. As the largest and longest running World War II commemorative event in the Chicago area, we are proud - [Bataan Day 2017 - Press Release](https://mbdo.org/bataan-day-2017-press-release/) - Maywood Bataan Day Organization PRESS RELEASE Contact Information: Col. Richard A. McMahon, Jr. (USA, Ret.), President Phone: (708) 366-8761 Email: Ramcmahon1@aol.com Website URL: https://mbdo.org Alternate Contact: Maj. Edwin H. Walker IV (USMC) Phone: (708) 345-7077 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Maywood Veterans – A Century of Service and Sacrifice MAYWOOD, IL – As it has - [Maywood Bataan Day 2017 - 10 Sep 2017](https://mbdo.org/maywood-bataan-day-2017-10-sep-2017/) - We are currently finishing up preparations for the 75th Anniversary of Maywood Bataan Day. As always, Bataan Day will be commemorated in Maywood on the second Sunday in September. This year that is September 10, 2017. Festivities begin with music provided by the 144th Ceremonial Band from the Illinois National Guard. Our keynote speaker is - [Director Goran Anderson Dead At Age 92](https://mbdo.org/director-goran-anderson-dead-age-92/) - [Death date corrected, Ed.] The Maywood Bataan Day Organization joins the family and friends of Goran Anderson in mourning his passing on June 9th. Goran had been a director on the board of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization for many years. He was a faithful volunteer and a stickler for getting things done - and - [New photo gallery: Philippine Veterans Week 2017](https://mbdo.org/new-photo-gallery-philippine-veterans-week-2017/) - President McMahon is happy to announce that he has finished cataloging and uploading photos from Philippine Veterans Week 2017 at Capas National Shrine. You can find it in the GALLERY tab above, under Philippine Events Album. Or click here. - [Col. McMahon @ Pearl Harbor](https://mbdo.org/col-mcmahon-pearl-harbor/) - Our own President, Col. Richard McMahon, Jr., has been busy while he's hopping around the Pacific. Here's an article recently published where he talks about his time volunteering at the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Hawai'i. http://remembrance.pacifichistoricparks.org/2017/04/29/snowbird-volunteer/ - [Bataan Day 1954](https://mbdo.org/bataan-day-1954/) - Recently discovered footage from the Maywood Bataan Day services on September 18, 1954. Featured in this short clip is the Bataan Day Parade down 5th avenue in Maywood, with nearly 70,000 onlookers, according to Maywood Police sources. In addition, the footage starts with the dedication of Bataan Drive in Maywood and the presentation of a plaque commemorating that - [Last Man - Lester Tenney Dies, Age 96](https://mbdo.org/last-man-lester-tenney-dies-age-96/) - Lester Tenney has passed away. He was the last man from Co. B, and the last Maywood-born member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. He was also a past president of the American Bataan Clan (the predecessor for the MBDO). Lester was a tireless advocate for POWs in his life and career after WWII and remained - [Bataan Day 2012 Pictures Posted](https://mbdo.org/bataan-day-2012-pictures-posted/) - Find the latest Bataan Day pictures in the Bataan Day 2012 Gallery. Click on Galleries above, then Maywood Bataan Day Events album, and then select Bataan Day 2012. - [70th Anniversary Leyte Landing](https://mbdo.org/70th-anniversary-leyte-landing/) - Col. McMahon has just finished adding captions to his gallery of photos from the 70th Anniversary of the Leyte Landing in the Philippines on October 20, 2014. You can find this and other Galleries of photos at the GALLERIES link above, or by clicking on the following link. 70th Anniversary of the Leyte Landing Photos - [Memorial Day 2016 @ MAC](https://mbdo.org/memorial-day-2016-mac/) - President McMahon attended Memorial Day services at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila. Here are photos from that event. Click here to view the photos or click GALLERIES above to browse all photo albums - [Philippines Veterans Week](https://mbdo.org/philippines-veterans-week/) - Col. McMahon, President, Maywood Bataan Day Organization was unable to attend this year's event in person. Our good friend, Heitrid B. Firmantes, Veterans Memorial and Historical Division, Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO), was kind enough to share their photos from their Facebook page. If you want to see more, please visit them at Facebook. You - [Capas Freedom March 2016](https://mbdo.org/caps-freedom-march-2016/) - Col. McMahon, President, Maywood Bataan Day Organization (www.mbdo.org) was unable to attend this year's event in person. Col. Ralph F. Liebhaber, USAF (Ret), Veterans of Foreign Wars, Philippine, District 7 & Angeles City Post 2485, was kind enough to share his photos. See them here. - [VFW 2485 @ Capas 2015 - New Photos Added!](https://mbdo.org/vfw-capas-2015-new-photos-added/) - Col. McMahon has added a new gallery of photos taken at the 2015 Bataan Death March Observance by VFW Post 2485 memorial at the Capas National Shrine (Camp O'Donnell), featuring Boy Scout troop 485 and others. You can find this and many other photo galleries by clicking the GALLERIES link above or click here to go to this - ["Capas Freedom March" - April 2015](https://mbdo.org/capas-freedom-march-photos-posted/) - Col. McMahon has added a gallery of photos from the 2015 Capas Freedom March. Find it by clicking on the GALLERIES and then PHILIPPINE EVENTS ALBUM links above, or click here. - [Vet's Day at the MAC - 2013 Gallery](https://mbdo.org/vets-day-mac-2013-gallery/) - 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 here. - [Bataan Day 2010 Gallery Updated](https://mbdo.org/bataan-day-2010-gallery-updated/) - Were you at the 2010 Maywood Bataan Day Memorial Service? New captions added to the Bataan Day 2010 gallery. Click here to go directly to the Maywood Bataan Day album. - [New Galleries Online! Bataan Day 2016 & Vets Day @ MAC](https://mbdo.org/new-galleries-online-bataan-day-2016-vets-day-mac/) - President McMahon has finished editing the photo galleries for Bataan Day 2016 and the Veterans Memorial Day at the Manila American Cemetery 2016. You can find the galleries under the GALLERIES tab above or click these links: Bataan Day 2016 Veterans Day Memorial at the MAC 2016 - [Bataan Day 2016 Photos Posted](https://mbdo.org/bataan-day-2016-photos-posted/) - 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 Day 2016 gallery. - [Bataan Day Event Details - 9/11/16](https://mbdo.org/bataan-day-event-details-91116/) - 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 2016 - [2016 Keynote - Brig Gen Tate Nadeau](https://mbdo.org/2016-keynote-brig-gen-tate-nadeau/) - 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 serves as the Assistant Adjutant General/Director of the Joint Staff, Illinois National Guard. A native of - [Bataan Day 2016](https://mbdo.org/bataan-day-2016/) - 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 honor on September 8, 1946 was a tank, - [May 11 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/may-11-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [May 10 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/may-10-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [May 9 Anniversary - Edens - Jones - Dodway](https://mbdo.org/may-9-anniversary-edens-jones-dodway/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [May 8 Anniversary - Norris](https://mbdo.org/may-8-anniversary-norris/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [May 5 Anniversary - Aguero - Gheen - Sparrow](https://mbdo.org/may-5-anniversary-aguero-gheen-sparrow/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [May 4 Anniversary - Hardtke](https://mbdo.org/may-4-anniversary-hardtke/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [May 3 Anniversary - Tucker](https://mbdo.org/may-3-anniversary-tucker/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [May 2 Anniversary - Willis - Becker](https://mbdo.org/may-2-anniversary-willis-becker/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 30 Anniversary - Secrist](https://mbdo.org/april-30-anniversary-secrist/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 29 Anniversary - Langford](https://mbdo.org/april-29-anniversary-langford/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 28 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/april-28-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [April 27 Anniversary - Buggs - Parish - Moore](https://mbdo.org/april-27-anniversary-buggs-parish-moore/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 26 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/april-26-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [April 25 Anniversary - Jefferies - Gentry](https://mbdo.org/template-anniversary-name-8/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 22 Anniversary - French - Bruce](https://mbdo.org/template-anniversary-name-7/) - On this date in 1942, Sgt. Edward T. French was in 2nd General Field Hospital recovering from wounds when he and 24 other patients were killed by an Allied shell. - [April 20 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/april-20-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [April 21 Anniversary - Preston - Marston](https://mbdo.org/template-anniversary-name-6/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 19 Anniversary - Cupp - Carter - Bardowski](https://mbdo.org/april-19-anniversary-cupp-carter-bardowski/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 17 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/april-17-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [Philippine Veterans Week 2016](https://mbdo.org/philippine-veterans-week-2016/) - Col. McMahon was unable to attend this year's event in person, so the Veterans Memorial and Historical Division of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office was kind enough to share their photos from their Facebook page. if you want to see more, please visit them at Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.924352831016036.1073741875.712406882210633&type=3 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.734165493368105.1073741869.712406882210633&type=3 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.925220487595937.1073741876.712406882210633&type=3 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.923741081077211.1073741874.712406882210633&type=3 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.723638967754091.1073741835.712406882210633&type=3 - [April 13 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/april-13-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [April 16 Anniversary - Reeves](https://mbdo.org/april-16-anniversary-reeves/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 15 Anniversary - Trebs](https://mbdo.org/april-15-anniversary-trebs/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 12 Anniversary - Schweinsberg](https://mbdo.org/template-anniversary-name-4/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 11 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/april-11-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [April 9th, 1942 - A Pause For Reflection](https://mbdo.org/april-9th-1942-pause-reflection/) - 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 point, these thousands of heroes would be called upon to - [We Remember April 9th](https://mbdo.org/remember-april-9th/) - 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 the events of that fateful day. Being able to mark this - [April 9 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/april-9-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [April 8 Anniversary - Goodpaster](https://mbdo.org/april-8-anniversary-goodpaster/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 7 Anniversary - Greenfield](https://mbdo.org/april-7-anniversary-greenfield/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 6 Anniversary - Schwass](https://mbdo.org/april-6-anniversary-schwass/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 3 Anniversary - Riedmiller](https://mbdo.org/april-3-anniversary-riedmiller/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 5 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/april-5-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [April 4 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/april-4-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [March 30 Anniversary - Bartz](https://mbdo.org/march-30-anniversary-bartz/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [April 2 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/april-2-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [April 1 Anniversary - Fryziuk](https://mbdo.org/template-anniversary-name-3/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [Co. B Vet Races Indy Cars After War](https://mbdo.org/co-b-vet-races-indy-cars-war/) - [fb_pe url="https://www.facebook.com/AAAdirtcars/photos/a.407942369301079.93204.401001786661804/512581655503816/" bottom=""] - [March 28, 1945 Anniversary - Beaver - Fusselman](https://mbdo.org/march-28-1945-anniversary-beaver-fusselman/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [March 26 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/march-26-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [March 25 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/march-25-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [March 24 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/march-24-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [March 23 Anniversary - Courtney](https://mbdo.org/march-23-anniversary-courtney/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [March 22 Anniversary - Kerins](https://mbdo.org/march-22-anniversary-kerins/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [2014 Keynote Speech Video](https://mbdo.org/2014-keynote-speech-video/) - Here is the keynote speech presented by CSM Mark W. Bowman, Illinois National Guard at the 72nd Annual Maywood Bataan Day Memorial Service. Transcript follows video and additional information about CSM Bowman is at the bottom of this page. Transcript of CSM Bowman's Keynote Address: Good afternoon everybody, I am Command Sergeant Major Mark Bowman. - [Chicago marks 71st Bataan Day](https://mbdo.org/chicago-marks-71st-bataan-day/) - Continuing a decades-old tradition that dates to World War II, Chicago marked the 71st anniversary of the Fall of Bataan with ceremonies on Monday, April 8th. Representing the Maywood Bataan Day Organization was Vice President Edwin H. Walker, IV, who reminded the attendees to "Remember the price of freedom! Alalahanin natin ang Bataan!" Among the attendees - [March 21 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/march-21-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [March 20 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/march-20-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [March 19 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/march-19-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [March 18 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/march-18-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [March 17 Anniversary - Vandenbroucke](https://mbdo.org/march-17-anniversary-vandenbroucke/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [March 11 Anniversary - Bryant](https://mbdo.org/march-11-anniversary-bryant/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [March 12 Anniversary - Kodaj](https://mbdo.org/march-12-anniversary-kodaj/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [March 14 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/march-14-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [March 13 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/march-13-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [March 10 Anniversary - Sandmire](https://mbdo.org/march-10-anniversary-sandmire/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [March 9 Anniversary - Finley](https://mbdo.org/march-9-anniversary-finley/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [Lennel Grace Memorial Details](https://mbdo.org/lennel-grace/) - The Grace family has provided the service dates and times for Lennel Grace. Please forward to those who may wish to join in paying respect and mourning their loss and ours. Visitation: Friday, March 11, 4:00-8:00pm Wake: Saturday, March 12, 10:00-11:00am Service: Saturday, March 12, 11:00am-12:00pm Visitation and services will be held at: God's Heritage - [March 8 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/march-8-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [March 7 Anniversary - Schultz](https://mbdo.org/march-7-anniversary-schultz/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [March 6 Anniversary - Bartz](https://mbdo.org/march-6-anniversary-bartz/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [March 5 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/march-5-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [March 4 Anniversary - Hart - Peavler - Stine](https://mbdo.org/march-4-anniversary-hart-peavler-stine/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [March 3 Anniversary - Hart](https://mbdo.org/march-3-anniversary-hart/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [March 2 Anniversary - Massey - Kennady](https://mbdo.org/march-2-anniversary-massey-kennady/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [March 1 Anniversary - Bird](https://mbdo.org/march-1-anniversary-bird/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [MBDO Director Lennel Grace](https://mbdo.org/mbdo-director-lennel-grace/) - It is with heavy hearts that the Board of Directors of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization passes on the sad news that Director Lennel Grace passed away unexpectedly Thursday night. Lennel was not only an active Board member for the MBDO, but a tireless advocate for our organization and the Village of Maywood. We will - [February 29 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/february-29-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [February 28 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/february-28-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [February 27 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/february-27-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [February 26 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/february-26-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [February 25 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/february-25-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [February 24 Anniversary - Dorsey](https://mbdo.org/february-24-anniversary-dorsey/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 22 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/february-22-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [February 21 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/february-21-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [February 20 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/december-31-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [February 18 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/february-18-anniversary-none/) - This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to your comments. - [February 17 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/february-17-anniversary-none/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 16 Anniversary - Reynolds - Merrifield](https://mbdo.org/february-16-anniversary-reynolds-merrifield/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 14 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/february-14-anniversary-none/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 13 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/february-13-anniversary-none/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 12 Anniversary - Samek](https://mbdo.org/february-12-anniversary-samek/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 10 - Anniversary - Rex](https://mbdo.org/february-10-anniversary-rex/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [Welcome Director Jim Opolony!](https://mbdo.org/welcome-director-jim-opolony/) - By acclimation, the Maywood Bataan Day Board of Directors was happy to appoint long-time MBDO friend, Jim Opolony to the board at the February 2016 Board meeting. Most of those familiar with the story of Maywood Bataan Day are also familiar with Jim Opolony, a tireless crusader in the fight to preserve and immortalize the - [February 8 Anniversary - Giamalva](https://mbdo.org/february-8-anniversary-giamalva/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 9 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/february-9-anniversary-none/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 7 Anniversary - Brummett](https://mbdo.org/february-7-anniversary-brummett/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 6 - Anniversary - Weech - Piccolo](https://mbdo.org/february-6-anniversary-weech-piccolo/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 3 - Anniversary - Graff - Heuel - Peppers - Wilmer](https://mbdo.org/february-3-anniversary-graff-heuel-peppers-wilmer/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 2 Anniversary - Deck - Rattner - Young - Smith](https://mbdo.org/february-2-anniversary-deck-rattner-young-smith/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [February 1Anniversary - Logue - MacDowell - McArthy](https://mbdo.org/february-1anniversary-logue-macdowell-mcarthy/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 31 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/january-31-anniversary-none/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 30 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/january-30-anniversary-none/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 29 Anniversary - Coulter](https://mbdo.org/january-29-anniversary-coulter/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 26 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/january-26-anniversary-none/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 25 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/january-25-anniversary-none/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 24 Anniversary - Scoville](https://mbdo.org/january-24-anniversary-scoville/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 23 Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/january-23-anniversary-none/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 22 Anniversary - Lane](https://mbdo.org/january-22-anniversary-lane/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 21 Anniversary - Goldstein](https://mbdo.org/january-21-anniversary-goldstein/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 20 Anniversary - Burholt - Collins](https://mbdo.org/january-20-anniversary-burholt-collins/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 19 Anniversary - Harger - Johnson](https://mbdo.org/january-19-anniversary-harger-johnson/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 18 Anniversary - Morley - Mosiman](https://mbdo.org/january-18-anniversary-morley-mosiman/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 17 Anniversary - Madison](https://mbdo.org/january-17-anniversary-madison/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 3rd Anniversary - Rinehart](https://mbdo.org/january-3rd-rinehart/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 15 Anniversary - Cahill - Bertrand - Massey - Morine - Riese - Watson](https://mbdo.org/january-15-anniversary-cahill-bertrand-massey-morine-riese-watson/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 14 Anniversary - Kwiatkowski - Shrelnes - Alford](https://mbdo.org/january-14-anniversary-kwiatkowski-shrelnes-alford/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 7th Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/january-7th-anniversary-none/) - At this time, we do not have any records indicating any 192nd Tank Battalion member has passed away on this day of the year. - [January 6th Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/january-6th-anniversary-none/) - At this time, we do not have any records indicating any 192nd Tank Battalion member has passed away on this day of the year. - [January 11 Anniversary - Hopper](https://mbdo.org/january-11-anniversary-hopper/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 5th Anniversary - Royalty](https://mbdo.org/january-5th-anniversary-royalty/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 2nd Anniversary - Nix](https://mbdo.org/january-2nd-anniversary-nix-2/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 10th Anniversary - None](https://mbdo.org/january-10th-anniversary-none/) - At this time, we do not have any records indicating any 192nd Tank Battalion member has passed away on this day of the year. - [January 8th Anniversary - Pirnat](https://mbdo.org/january-8th-anniversary-pirnat/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [January 4th Anniversary - Funk](https://mbdo.org/january-4th-anniversary-funk/) - Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional information as available. We look forward to - [Father Ben Gets His Bronze Star](https://mbdo.org/father-ben-gets-his-bronze-star/) - The Maywood Bataan Day Organization (MBDO), on behalf of Ben Morin's brother, Paul, made a request to the US Army, Awards & Decorations Branch, for posthumous award of the Bronze Star Medal. The request was approved and the medal has been received by his family. His niece, Denita Morin, said, "Thank you so much for your - [Lester Tenney Speaks at WWII Museum](https://mbdo.org/lester-tenney-speaks-at-wwii-museum/) - The last surviving member of Co. B from Maywood, Lester Tenney, speaks about the "Road To Tokyo" exhibit at the WWII Museum. https://www.facebook.com/WWIIMuseum/videos/10153471972107535 - [Pres. McMahon Posts Vet Day Photos](https://mbdo.org/pres-mcmahon-posts-vet-day-photos/) - On a stunningly beautiful day at the Manila American Cemetery in Manila, Philippines, MBDO President McMahon attended special ceremonies to mark Veterans Day. Photos have now been posted. Please click GALLERIES in the menu above, then PHILIPPINE EVENTS ALBUM, to see the list of available galleries, or CLICK HERE to go right to this gallery. - [Bataan Day 2015 Photos Posted](https://mbdo.org/bataan-day-2015-photos-posted/) - President McMahon has completed the Bataan Day 2015 photo gallery. Please view it by clicking GALLERIES above, and then MAYWOO BATAAN DAY EVENTS, Or click here. - [Death March Memento](https://mbdo.org/death-march-memento/) - The Filipino-American Memorial Endowment, Inc. is asking the public to donate to their fund to continue their mission to maintain and preserve the Philippine WWII Memorials, including the Death March Markers. To recognize donors, they are offering a special, limited edition "Challenge Coin" made from enameled, polished brass. This 2" coin will make a great - [IMG_8341](https://mbdo.org/img_8341/) - [singlepic id=4658 w=100 h=75 ] - [Prayer by kin of Bataan Captives](https://mbdo.org/prayer-by-kin-of-bataan-captives/) - A recently discovered photo, showing family members of the men of the 192nd praying at the First Methodist Church in Maywood. This photo, showing evidence of corrections made before publication, was printed on January 10, 1945. This was only days before the Chicago Tribune published the horrific details revealed about the POW experience in Bataan - [MBDO Mourns Loss of Director Barry Cicero](https://mbdo.org/mbdo-mourns-loss-of-director-barry-cicero/) - Maywood Bataan Day Director-At-Large Barry Cicero has lost his gallant battle with cancer. A tireless positive campaigner for veterans, Barry worked as Veteran Liaison for the MBDO. In addition, Mr. Cicero enjoyed a lifelong relationship with the American Legion, culminating in his role as Past Cmdr, First Division, American Legion Dept. of Illinois. The MBDO Board - [New picture of first Bataan Day Discovered!](https://mbdo.org/new-picture-of-first-bataan-day-discovered/) - MBDO Director Steve Gibson recently purchased this photo from auction website eBay. It's a photo not published in probably 35 years and shows a marching unit of sailors from the first Maywood Bataan Day parade on September 12, 1942. This parade is notable not only because it was the first (actually, the second -- there - [Real Footage of The Great Raid](https://mbdo.org/real-footage-of-the-great-raid/) - UPDATED LINK TO VIDEO ON YOUTUBE - [From the Philippine Consulate General In Chicago](https://mbdo.org/from-the-philippine-consulate-general-in-chicago/) - Received via email on 9/9/2012... Dear Colonel McMahon, In behalf of Consul General Leo M. Herrera-Lim and the other officers and staff of the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, I would like to extend our warm congratulations to you and the other officers and members of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization (MBDO) and the Mayor and the other - [2015 Bataan Day Keynote Speech](https://mbdo.org/2015-bataan-day-keynote-speech/) - This is a transcript of the keynote speech delivered by Stephen Gibson at the 2015 Maywood Bataan Day Memorial Service, September 13, 2015: Thank you Col. McMahon, thank you fellow members of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization, and thank you to all the honored guests, veterans, family members and local citizens. It is an honor - [2015 Philippine Veterans Week Photos](https://mbdo.org/2015-philippine-veterans-week-photos/) - Col. McMahon has completed early work on the album of photos from the 2015 Philippine Veterans Week events at the Capas National Shrine. Please click on the GALLERIES link above, then PHILIPPINE EVENTS ALBUM and then scroll down to select this gallery. Or click here to go directly to the gallery. - [Kyle FitzGerald Elected Director](https://mbdo.org/kyle-fitzgerald-elected-director/) - At the August MBDO Board Meeting, Kyle FitzGerald, Owner/Director at ReUse Depot in Maywood, Illinois, was approved as a Director-At-Large for the Maywood Bataan Day Organization. Please welcome Kyle to our Board. Here is some additional information Kyle shared with the MBDO: Kyle FitzGerald has been involved in construction and restoration all of his life. - [Booklet and Programme Corrections](https://mbdo.org/booklet-programme-corrections/) - 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 seem to be introduced. This year, we discovered (with - [Maywood Bataan Day 2015](https://mbdo.org/maywood-bataan-day-2015/) - Please mark your calendars and plan on attending the 73rd annual Maywood Bataan Day Memorial Service, September 13, 2015 at 3pm. This year's service will be held on the second Sunday in September, as it has every year since 1942. That makes this one of the longest continuous war memorials in Chicagoland. The service will - [Co. A - Minnesota Memorial March](https://mbdo.org/co-a-minnesota-memorial-march/) - During this month's MBDO Board Meeting, the topic came up of whether the other National Guard companies were still doing anything to memorialize the men of the 192nd. I came upon a posting on the Battle of Bataan Facebook group page that indicated that this weekend (August 15th), there is a 10 or 20 mile - [Nagasaki: "We'll soon be free."](https://mbdo.org/nagasaki-well-soon-be-free/) - In August of 1945, at the age of 25, Pvt. Lester Tennenberg had been a prisoner of the Japanese for more than 3 years. From 9 miles away, Lester watched the skies light up over Nagasaki, Japan from the explosion of an atomic bomb. 70 years later, he sums up the effects of those bombings - [Fr. Ben Morin - 1920 - 2015](https://mbdo.org/fr-ben-morin-1920-2015/) - 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 - [From 2011 - Maj. Edwin Walker, IV](https://mbdo.org/2011-maj-edwin-walker-iv/) - Just found these articles from the Elmhurst Patch and Chicago Tribune online newspaper that gives some great background on Maywood Bataan Day Organization Vice President Maj. Edwin Walker, IV. The article talks about the Major being asked to be Grand Marshall for the Elmhurst Memorial Day parade. Elmhurst Patch: http://elmhurst.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/retired-marine-to-serve-as-grand-marshal-of-the-elmhuf522fd74c7 Chicago Tribune: http://www.triblocal.com/elmhurst/community/stories/2011/05/marine-major-is-grand-marshal-for-elmhurst-memorial-day-parade/ - [This Just In! POWs Rescued in Bataan!](https://mbdo.org/this-just-in-pows-rescued-in-bataan/) - 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 couple of weeks earlier in Cabanatuan in - [Dir. Brotonel thanked](https://mbdo.org/dir-brotonel-thanked/) - 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 you Dir. Brotonel - [Tenney to Abe: "I would like him to say..."](https://mbdo.org/tenney-to-abe-i-would-like-him-to-say/) - "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 and slave laborer. http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/japan/the-truth-needs-to-be-told-about-japan-s-war-history-some-vets-say-1.342262 - [Pat's Grandson In Afghanistan](https://mbdo.org/pats-grandson-in-afghanistan/) - 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 Park to the Pacific Ocean. And finally, she included in - [New Photos Added - Capas Vets Week 2014](https://mbdo.org/new-photos-added-capas-vets-week-2014/) - Col. McMahon has uploaded and curated photos from the 2014 Veterans Day event at Capas Shrine. Find it here - [Plaque Dedication Remarks](https://mbdo.org/plaque-dedication-remarks/) - Here is a transcript of the remarks presented by MBDO VP Edwin Walker, IV at the dedication of the new 192nd Tank Battalion Memorial Plaque at Veterans Memorial Park on September 14, 2014. MBDO-MemorialPlaqueDedication - [VP Walker's Opening Remarks](https://mbdo.org/vp-walkers-opening-remarks/) - A transcription of the opening remarks presented by MBDO Vice President Edwin H. Walker, IV, at this year's Maywood Bataan Day on September 14, 2014 2014 Opening Remarks - [Maywood Bataan Day parade - September 14, 1980](https://mbdo.org/maywood-bataan-day-parade-september-14-1980/) - Some of this video may not be available in countries other than the US due to copyright restrictions on some of the music used in the original soundtrack of this video. In the interest of historic preservation, I have decided to not edit out that music. - [Camp O'Donnell 2014 Gallery](https://mbdo.org/camp-odonnell-2014-gallery/) - President McMahon has added a new gallery of photos from the VFW Post 2485 and BSA Troop 485 Bataan Death March Observance, Camp O'Donnell 2014. - [2014 Veterans Day at MAC](https://mbdo.org/2014-veterans-day-mac/) - Even on Christmas there's no rest for some people. Col. McMahon has just completed updating the gallery "Veterans Day at Manila American Cemetery & Memorial 2014" and it is online for your review. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Maywood Bataan Day Organization. Please remember we need your support to continue our - [Just found! 1961 Bataan Day Photos](https://mbdo.org/just-found-1961-bataan-day-photos/) - As we prepare to move our archives to the prestigious Pritzker Military Museum and Library in Chicago, we have had a chance to rediscover some real treasures. And here is one of them! Beautiful full color photos from Bataan Day 1961. It's a lovely sunny late summer day and everyone is having a great time.Click - [Lt. Morin Interview - Age 94](https://mbdo.org/lt-morin-interview-age-94/) - "2nd Lt. Ben R. Morin" is how the interview starts. From there, the 94 years-young, retired Jesuit priest and hero of the first tank battle of World War II fills us in on some of the details of his fight with the Japanese on Luzon, as well as his time as a POW in the - [You Are Invited!](https://mbdo.org/invited/) - Please help us REMEMBER BATAAN! The Maywood Bataan Day Organization cordially invites you to the 72nd Annual Maywood Bataan Day, Sunday September 14, 2014 at Veterans Memorial Park in Maywood, Illinois. Musical program starts at 2:30pm, Memorial Service begins at 3pm. This is also the 15th Anniversary of the dedication of Veterans Memorial Park in Maywood - [Co. B Survivor Celebrates 94th Birthday](https://mbdo.org/co-b-survivor-celebrates-94th-birthday/) - Father Ben Morin, (Co. B) is celebrating his 94th birthday today, August 15th, with family and friends at his home in Michigan. We join them all in wishing Fr. Morin a very happy birthday! - [Mystery Plaque](https://mbdo.org/mystery-plaque/) - We received this mystery bronze item in the mail, with no name attached to it. I haven't had a chance to check out the 5th Avenue bridge in Maywood to see if the plaque referred to in the note that came with it is still there, but I thought I'd share it here and see - ["New" Photos - From 1976](https://mbdo.org/new-photos-1976/) - Just added a small selection of photos from Bataan Day 1976 - check them out in the Gallery link above, or click here. - [1970's Bataan Day Poster](https://mbdo.org/1970s-bataan-day-poster/) - Here's a real find. I believe this poster was given to the Maywood Bataan Day Organization by Jesse Jones. He's a repeat donor, having also given us the great video footage from the 1980 Bataan Day Parade, which you cna find here. A couple reminders - first of all, if YOU have any memorabilia from - [Louis Zamperini - Dead At 97](https://mbdo.org/louis-zamperini-dead-97/) - We take a moment to remember a friend of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization, as well as a true survivor. Louis Zamperini, Olympic track star, WWII POW, and survivor, died this month at the age of 97. There is so much to his life, no blog post could do him justice. We recommend you pick - [Call for photos, memorabilia](https://mbdo.org/call-photos-memorabilia/) - Do you have photos or memorabilia related to Maywood Bataan Day? Before you consign it to Goodwill, or worse, please consider giving it to the Maywood Bataan Day Organization. We will catalog and preserve the items, share them with interested parties, and see that they are accorded the respect they deserve. All items are tax - [Joy - Tempered By Great Loss](https://mbdo.org/joy-tempered-great-loss/) - Scans from the Chicago Daily News, August 31, 1945. - [1943 - "Sunday is Bataan Day"](https://mbdo.org/1943-sunday-bataan-day/) - From The Herald, Thursday, September 9, 1943. Author unknown. Bataan Day Sunday is Bataan Day-- Yesterday a man complained because his "A" card wouldn't carry him to the country club.... Sunday is Bataan Day. Yesterday a work man complained because 20 percent was coming out of his pay envelope each week. Sunday is Bataan Day. - [Leon Conner's Remarks at 2013 Bataan Day](https://mbdo.org/leon-conners-remarks-2013-bataan-day/) - Leon Conner, honorary MBDO Director, was singled out for recognition at the 2013 Maywood Bataan Day in honor of his 95th birthday. Fortunately, Mr. Conner had prepared some remarks just in case he needed them for the event. Here are those remarks... We meet here today as we have for the past 71 years to - [2011 Capt. Rebecca Dickson Simmons](https://mbdo.org/maywood-bataan-day-2011-capt-rebecca-dickson-simmons-guest-speaker/) - [Ed. note: I just found this post sitting in a "draft" mode while cleaning up something on this website. My apologies to Capt. Simmons for the delay in posting this. Her remarks are poignant and insightful and I'm sorry I didn't share them sooner.] Remarks from Ground Zero First Responder and Salvation Army Capt. Rebecca - [Thank you VFW Post 2485](https://mbdo.org/thank-vfw-post-2485/) - Statement by MBDO President Col. Richard A. McMahon, Jr. on the occasion of the 2014 Bataan Day Observance at Camp O'Donnell in the Philippines: Commander John Gilbert, Sr. Vice Commander Carl Burke, on behalf of the Maywood (IL) Bataan Day Organization and the survivors and families of the 192nd Tank Battalion we represent, our deepest - [2013 Photos Online](https://mbdo.org/2013-photos-online/) - Col. McMahon has completed curating the photos for the 2013 Maywood Bataan Day. Please check out the Bataan Day Album under GALLERIES above, or click here. - [Fighter Pilot Remains Recovered - 67 Years Later](https://mbdo.org/fighter-pilot-remains-recovered-67-years-later/) - 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 lay undisturbed. In 2008, a team of researchers returned to the - [Memorializing Filipino and American Heroism](https://mbdo.org/memorializing-filipino-american-heroism/) - From a press release courtesy of the Philippine Consul-General's office here in Chicago, Illinois: PRESS RELEASE No. LMHL - 2013 12 September 2013 Last Sunday, Consul General Leo M. Herrera-Lim led the Filipino community as they took part in a special service at the Veterans Memorial Park in Maywood, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, to - ["I'm fine," Col. McMahon reports from Luzon](https://mbdo.org/im-fine-col-mcmahon-reports-luzon/) - 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 pronounced like B. That's where the super typhoon hit. Recently, - ["A Day On Not A Day Off"](https://mbdo.org/day-day/) - Karen Yarbrough, Cook County Recorder of Deeds and the CCRD staff are going to be at the Jesse Brown VA Center distributing care packages and helping the Jesse Brown VA Center kick-off their new veterans' food pantry on Veterans Day. They invite you to join them at 0900 sharp at 820 S Damen in Chicago. - [Bataan Descendant - Honor Flight Volunteer](https://mbdo.org/bataan-descendant-honor-flight-volunteer/) - Just received the following note from Nancy Martin, daughter of PVT William Hauser, Co. B, who passed away in 1983. If you are interested in the Honor Flight and would like more information, please let me know and I will forward Nancy's contact information to you. Thank you for sharing Nancy, this is a great - [Who is Russell W. Cochran?](https://mbdo.org/russell-w-cochran/) - A small stone memorial sits in Maywood Veterans Memorial Park at 1st and Oak Ave. in Maywood, Illinois. Inscribed on the monument is "This tree planted as a living memorial in memory of Russell W. Cochran. American Legion 133. VFW 2193." We know that Mr. Cochran was in charge of the steering committee for the - [No Money For Wives At Home?](https://mbdo.org/money-wives-home/) - Letter to Editor Details Trials of a POW Wife While going through many issues of the Maywood Herald I ran across this "Letter to the Editor" from early January, 1942. The letter writer describes the dire situation the wife of Lt. Slicer, who, at the time, was hospitalized in Manila. I'll let the letter speak - [Lt. Gibson Visits American Legion - 1942](https://mbdo.org/lt-gibson-visits-american-legion-1942/) - Found this article online while scanning through an online database of Maywood Herald articles. This is a picture of page 3 of the Maywood Herald from July 16, 1942. It show Lt. Emmett Gibson (who is my father), recently returned from Bataan after being medically evacuated to Australia on New Year's Eve 1941 from Manila - [Maywood Bataan Day 2013 - Part 2](https://mbdo.org/maywood-bataan-day-2013-part-2/) - 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 COPD. After his presentation, Mr. Pesongco is presented with - [Leticia Jimenez - "Suppressed Emotions"](https://mbdo.org/leticia-jimenez-suppressed-emotions/) - SUPPRESSED EMOTIONS Leticia J. Jimenez While I was watching the evening news last week, it was reported that there were twenty United States soldiers coming back from Afghanistan. They were done with their military duties after serving five years. Then they flashed the pictures of five young men who did not make it. They looked so - [Banner From The First Bataan Day 1942](https://mbdo.org/banner-first-bataan-day-1942/) - Phillip Burns, brother of William Burns (HQ), was at the 71st annual Maywood Bataan Day on September 8, 2013 and donated this banner from the original Bataan Day in 1942. Both Mr. Burns and the banner are in incredible condition for their age. Many thanks from the MBDO -- we will insure that this banner - [Maywood Bataan Day 2013 - Part 1](https://mbdo.org/maywood-bataan-day-2013-part-1/) - 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 was an experiment with the LiveStream service online. - [2013 Maywood Bataan Day Booklet](https://mbdo.org/official-2013-maywood-bataan-day-booklet-available-online/) - Please click the links below to open or download PDF formatted copies of the official Maywood Bataan Day booklet -- newly updated for 2012 - and this year's Programme insert. Click to download Maywood Bataan Day Official Booklet Click to download 2013 Maywood Bataan Day Programme Insert - [Next Sunday - 71st Annual Maywood Bataan Day](https://mbdo.org/next-sunday-71st-annual-maywood-bataan-day/) - 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 "Greatest Generation" in a respectful, solemn service that is sure to renew - [Leon Conner Celebrates 95th](https://mbdo.org/leon-conner-celebrates-95th/) - Honorary MBDO Director Leon Conner recently celebrated his 95th birthday with friends and family. The Maywood Bataan Day Organization joins with Leon's loved ones to add their wishes for a very Happy Birthday and many, many more! [envira-gallery id="26303"] - [Jose Galarza Elected Secretary](https://mbdo.org/jose-galarza-elected-secretary/) - Maywood Bataan Day Organization (MBDO) Director Jose R. Galarza, Jr. was recently elected Secretary of the MBDO. Jose has been a director at the MBDO for 2 years. In addition to his role on the MBDO board, Mr. Galarza serves as a Director on the Maywood Public Library Board. A 1983 graduate of Jesse Spaulding - [71st Annual Maywood Bataan Day - 9/8/2013](https://mbdo.org/71st-annual-maywood-bataan-day-982013/) - Annual Maywood Bataan Day Memorial Service Marks 71st Anniversary in 2013 MAYWOOD, IL – As they have every year since 1942, the Village of Maywood and the Maywood Bataan Day Organization will mark Maywood Bataan Day on the Second Sunday in September. This year the Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, September 8th at - [Ike Signs Bataan Day Resolution - 1954](https://mbdo.org/eisenhower-sign-bataan-day-resolution-1954/) - While searching for something else today, I came across this archive of President Eisenhower's public statements and speeches. In particular, this image is the statement he made on declaring April 9, 1954, "Bataan Day". I find it interesting in that it emphasizes: "We are bound no longer in a relationship of dependence, nor by common - [Search Upgraded](https://mbdo.org/search-upgraded/) - We've upgraded the search function on the MBDO website. This new search function should make it a little easier to search for items. As you type, it will suggest possible results, potentially speeding up your search, as well as opening other viewing possibilities. If you have any questions, please ask. - [The Death March Marker at Km 102](https://mbdo.org/the-death-march-marker-at-km-102/) - The Death March Marker at Km 102, purchased by the late MBDO Director Alberta Clayton is located at the newly refurbished San Fernando Train Station, see attached photos. Alberta purchased the Marker to honor her brother, LaPrade D. Brown, who died a Japanese POW at Bilibid Prison. LaPrade Brown was a member of Company B, 192nd Tank - [Death March Boxcar Relocated (Updated)](https://mbdo.org/death-march-boxcar/) - [imagebrowser id=44] Relocation Photos Courtesy of Indira Manaay Kane [imagebrowser id=42] The New Site of the Boxcar [imagebrowser id=43] The Battling Bastards of Bataan Camp O'Donnell Memorial for the American military that died at the Japanese Camp O'Donnell POW camp is also located in the Capas National Shrine near the Box Car. More POW Boxcar - [Lester Tenney Featured on CNN](https://mbdo.org/lester-tenney-featured-on-cnn/) - Lester Tenney, Death March, Hell Ship and Slave Labor survivor from CO. B, 192nd Tank Battalion, was featured on CNN a couple of days ago. Follow this link to view Sanjay Gupta's profile: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2013/04/09/hf-lester-tenney.cnn - [World Premiere Film Invitation](https://mbdo.org/world-premiere-film-invitation/) - Never The Same - The Prisoner of War Experience is the new film from Professor Jan Thompson, the daughter of a POW of the Japanese and producer of the documentary The Tragedy of Bataan. Professor Thompson has extended a special invitation to all friends of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization to attend a special WORLD PREMIERE of - [Olympian, War Hero, POW - Louis Zamperini](https://mbdo.org/olympian-war-hero-pow-louis-zamperini/) - “The mayor asked me if any good came out of being a prisoner of war in Japan,” Zamperini said. “I said, ‘Yeah, it prepared me for 55 years of married life.” - [Dr. Samson Flores - "A hero. No argument."](https://mbdo.org/dr-samson-flores/) - At the 2012 Maywood Bataan Day Memorial Service, we were privileged to hear from biographer Joseph Mapalo Dacany who introduced Dr. Samson Sol Flores. Dr. Flores is a Bataan Death March survivor, as well as a lifelong Chicago area resident. Dr. Flores shared part of his inspiring story with the people in attendance that day. - [VFW Magazine recognizes MBDO efforts](https://mbdo.org/vfw-magazine-recognizes-mbdo-efforts/) - While cleaning out a closet on a cold wintry day, I found this article from the April 2009 VFW Magazine. The VFW has always supported our efforts,both locally, and across the country. This is a great remembrance of the mission of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization and the efforts of Jim Opolony. Click to view - [Manila Is Bombed - 1941 Newsreel](https://mbdo.org/manila-is-bombed-1941-newsreel/) - Found this interesting video on Archive.org: - [Bataan Day 2006](https://mbdo.org/bataan-day-2006/) - More than 100 photos from the 2006 Maywood Bataan Day Memorial Service added to the website. Find those photos here. Or through the Galleries link above under Maywood Bataan Day Events. - [April 2012 - Bataan Day in Chicago](https://mbdo.org/april-2012-bataan-day-in-chicago/) - During the 70th Annual Maywood Bataan Day Memorial Service in Maywood, Illinois, on September 9th, 2012, Deputy Consul General of the Philippines in Chicago, the Honorable Orontes V. Castro, presented the MAywood Bataan Day Organization copies of several important documents from the April 9th service in downtown Chicago that marked the 70th anniversary of the fall of - [Remarks of the Deputy Consul General](https://mbdo.org/remarks-of-the-deputy-consul-general-republic-of-the-philippines/) - The Honorable, Mayor Henderson Yarbrough, Sr., other officers and Trustees of the Village of Maywood, General Richard J. Hayes Jr. and the other officers of the armed services of the United States, Mr. James Opolony of the Proviso East High School, The Reverend Jacques A. Conway, Colonel Richard A. McMahon Jr., Major Edwin H. Walker - [Pat Besaw Photo Collection 1990](https://mbdo.org/pat-besaw-photo-collection-1990/) - [imagebrowser id=8] ## Pages - [Front Page](https://mbdo.org/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” next_background_color=”#ffffff” admin_label=”Header Section” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#000000″ bottom_divider_style=”ramp” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Since 1942″ subhead=”Maywood Bataan Day Organization 2025″ header_scroll_down=”on” scroll_down_icon_color=”#ffffff” button_one_text=”Read More” button_one_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjgifX0=@” button_two_text=”Make a Donation” button_two_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjQ2OTMifX0=@” background_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.78)” content_max_width=”640px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_two_url,button_one_url” title_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” title_font_size=”20px” title_letter_spacing=”3px” title_line_height=”1.5em” content_font=”Lora||||||||” content_font_size=”22px” content_line_height=”2em” subhead_font=”Alata|700|||||||” subhead_font_size=”65px” subhead_line_height=”1.1em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” background_image=”https://stage.mbdo.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/Bataan-PC.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”16px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#d29f68″ button_one_border_width=”15px” button_one_border_color=”rgba(210,159,104,0)” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_letter_spacing=”3px” button_one_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” - [Bataan Day 2019](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2019-2/) - Maywood Bataan Day Organization (MBDO) thanks Village of Maywood Mayor, Honorable Edwenna Perkins, and Officials Attending: Trustees Isiah Brandon, Miguel Jones, Village Manager Willie Norfleet, Jr., Police Chief Valdimir Talley, and Code Enforcement Chief David Flowers, Sr. also a MBDO Director and Chicago Philippine Consul General, Honorable Gina A. Jamoralin, Consul Ryan Gener, Cultural and - [Directors](https://mbdo.org/about-mbdo/directors/) - The officers and directors of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization are proud to have the opportunity to continue to serve the original mandate of the Bataan veterans -- "Never Forget". Officers PRESIDENT - Col. Richard A. McMahon, Jr. VICE PRESIDENT - SECRETARY - Jose R. Galarza, Jr. TREASURER - Edward M. Brotonel Directors Estrella R. - [Newsletter Signup](https://mbdo.org/newsletter-signup/) - Every time this website is updated, or news is available, we will send you an electronic newsletter so that you never miss a thing. After subscribing, you will need to activate your subscription by clicking on a link in an email we will send you. Please look for this email! Thank you for your interest! - [Newsletter](https://mbdo.org/newsletter/) - [newsletter] - [Newsletter Profile](https://mbdo.org/newsletter-profile/) - [newsletter_profile] - [Past Presidents & Officers](https://mbdo.org/about-mbdo/directors/past-presidents-officers/) - Maywood Bataan Day Organization Current President Col. Richard A. McMahon, Jr (2004 - ) Immediate Past President Willie C. Meeks (1998 - 2004) Past Presidents American Bataan Clan Viola Heilig, Founder/President (1941 - 1942) A. C. MacArthur, Chairman/President (1942 - 1945) Lt. John Peterson, President (1943) Benjamin Morin, President (1946) William H. Slicer, President (1948 - [Bataan Day 2019](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2019/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=”Click to view photos” _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”41px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Click any photo to see larger version. Scroll down to view videos.[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Gallery – BD 2019″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”104″ display=”thumbnail” display_type_view=”default”] - [Bataan Day 1942](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1942-2/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="11" display="thumbnail"] - [Bataan Day Origins](https://mbdo.org/about-mbdo/about/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.3″][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”The Origins of Maywood’s Bataan Day” subhead=”and the Maywood Bataan Day Organization” _builder_version=”4.3″]An introduction.[/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3″ admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.1″ scroll_horizontal_motion=”0|62|62|100|4|0|-4″ hover_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”INTRODUCTION”]INTRODUCTION[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.3″ custom_margin=”-30px|auto||auto||”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”justified” custom_padding=”1px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”INTRODUCTION TEXT” min_height=”162px”]They were barely more than kids, only in their teens and early twenties. - [Bataan Day 1962](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1962/) - [nggallery id="105"] - [Document Archives](https://mbdo.org/galleries/document-archives/) - Here you will find copies of MBDO documents, such as press releases, annual Bataan Day service programs and inserts, as well as other related reading material. Press Releases Bataan Day Programs Bataan Day Program Inserts Other Documents - [Support the Maywood Bataan Day Organization](https://mbdo.org/donate/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.5″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.5″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″]Please send all checks, payable to “MAYWOOD BATAAN DAY ORGANIZATION“. Mail to: MBDOc/o Edwin H. Walker, IV209 S 3rd Ave.Maywood, IL 60153 Thank you so much. 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Then click photo thumbnails to view full size photo and caption.[album id=2 template=extend][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Philippine Veterans Week 2019, Capas National Shrine](https://mbdo.org/galleries/philippine-veterans-week-2019-capas-national-shrine/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="101" display="thumbnail"] - [Bataan Day 1980](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1980/) - VIDEO - [Bataan Day 1954](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1954/) - VIDEO PHOTOS [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="94" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 2013](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2013/) - VIDEO PHOTOS [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="50" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 2011](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2011/) - VIDEOS PHOTOS [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="19" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 2008](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2008/) - VIDEOS PHOTOS [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="30" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 2009](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2009/) - PHOTOS [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="34" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 2006](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2006/) - VIDEO PHOTOS [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="29" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 2005](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2005/) - VIDEO PHOTOS [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="18" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Search Roster](https://mbdo.org/search-roster/) - Please click this link to go to the Proviso East High School Bataan Commemorative Project web page for complete information about all of the 192nd Tank Battalion soldiers. You will be leaving this site when you click the link: Proviso East Bataan Commemorative Project Roster - [Bataan Day 2004](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2004/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="102" display="thumbnail"] - [77th Commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) in Chicago, April 9, 2019](https://mbdo.org/galleries/philippine-consulate-events-album/77th-commemoration-of-araw-ng-kagitingan-day-of-valor-in-chicago-april-9-2019/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="100" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 2018](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2018-2/) - Maywood Bataan Day Organization (MBDO) thanks Village of Maywood Mayor, Honorable Edweena Perkins, and Staff and Chicago Philippine Consul General, Honorable Gina A. Jamoralin, and Staff for their support and participation in this Memorial Service. Thanks go to the Veterans and Families for attending. The Memorial Prayer by Bishop Dr. Reginald J. Saffo and the - [Veterans Day at Manila American Cemetery & Memorial 2018](https://mbdo.org/galleries/veterans-day-at-manila-american-cemetery-memorial-2018/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="97" display="thumbnail"] - [Philippine Veterans Week 2015, Capas National Shrine](https://mbdo.org/galleries/philippine-veterans-week-2015-capas-national-shrine/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="69" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Pvt. Alexander Gorr](https://mbdo.org/galleries/pvt-alexander-gorr/) - Photos courtesy of the Gorr family. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="14" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [VFW Post 2485 & BSA Troop 485 Bataan Death March Observance, Camp O'Donnell 2015](https://mbdo.org/galleries/vfw-post-2485-bsa-troop-485-bataan-death-march-observance-camp-odonnell-2015/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="70" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [VFW Post 2485 & BSA Troop 485 Bataan Death March Observance, Camp O'Donnell 2014](https://mbdo.org/galleries/vfw-post-2485-bsa-troop-485-bataan-death-march-observance-camp-odonnell-2014/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="54" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [VFW Observance, Camp O'Donnell 2013](https://mbdo.org/galleries/vfw-observance-camp-odonnell-2013-3/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="45" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [VFW Memorial Camp O'Donnell 2011](https://mbdo.org/galleries/camp-odonnell-2011/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="17" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Veterans Week 2012 Capas National Shrine](https://mbdo.org/galleries/veterans-week2012-capas-national-shrine/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="24" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Veterans Day MAC 2011](https://mbdo.org/galleries/veterans-day-mac-2011/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="23" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Veterans Day MAC 2009](https://mbdo.org/galleries/veterans-daymac-2009/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="31" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Veterans Day at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial 2015](https://mbdo.org/galleries/veterans-day-at-manila-american-cemetery-memorial-2015/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="73" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Veterans Day at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial 2013](https://mbdo.org/galleries/veterans-day-at-manila-american-cemetery-memorial-2013/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="51" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Veterans Day at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial 2012](https://mbdo.org/galleries/veterans-day-at-manila-american-cemetery-memorial-2012/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="26" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Veterans Day at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial 2009](https://mbdo.org/galleries/veterans-day-at-manila-american-cemetery-memorial-2009/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="31" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Veterans Day at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial 2008](https://mbdo.org/galleries/veterans-day-at-manila-american-cemetery-memorial-2008/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="7" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Veterans Day at Manila American Cemetery & Memorial 2016](https://mbdo.org/galleries/veterans-day-at-manila-american-cemetery-memorial-2016-2/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="83" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Veterans Day at Manila American Cemetery & Memorial 2014](https://mbdo.org/galleries/veterans-day-at-manila-american-cemetery-memorial-2014/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="66" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Veterans Day at Manila American Cemetery & Memorial 2007](https://mbdo.org/galleries/veterans-day-at-manila-american-cemetery-memorial-2007/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="32" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Philippine Veterans Week 2016, Capas National Shrine](https://mbdo.org/galleries/philippine-veterans-week-2016-capas-national-shrine/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="77" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Philippine Veterans Week 2014, Capas National Shrine](https://mbdo.org/galleries/philippine-veterans-week-2014-capas-national-shrine/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="53" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Philippine Veterans Week 2013, Capas National Shrine](https://mbdo.org/galleries/philippine-veterans-week-2013-capas-national-shrine-2/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="41" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Philippine Veterans Week 2011, Capas National Shrine](https://mbdo.org/galleries/philippine-veterans-week-2011-capas-national-shrine/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="22" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Capas Freedom March 2016](https://mbdo.org/galleries/capas-freedom-march-2016/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="79" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bikeathon 2011](https://mbdo.org/galleries/bikeathon-2011/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="16" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day San Fernando April 9, 2014](https://mbdo.org/galleries/bataan-day-san-fernando-april-9-2014/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="52" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day San Fernando April 9, 2013](https://mbdo.org/galleries/bataan-day-san-fernando-april-9-2013/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="40" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day San Fernando April 9, 2011](https://mbdo.org/galleries/san-fernando-bataan-day-2011/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="15" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day San Fernando April 9, 2010](https://mbdo.org/galleries/bataan-day-san-fernando-april-9-2010/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="21" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day San Fernando April 8, 2016](https://mbdo.org/galleries/bataan-day-san-fernando-april-8-2016/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="78" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [70th Anniversary Leyte Landing](https://mbdo.org/galleries/70th-anniversary-leyte-landing-related-events/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="65" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [65th Anniversary Leyte Landing](https://mbdo.org/galleries/65th-anniversary-leyte-landing/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="2" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - ["Capas Freedom March" - April 2015](https://mbdo.org/galleries/capas-freedom-march-2015/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="68" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="1" images_per_page="0" number_of_columns="0" ajax_pagination="1" show_all_in_lightbox="0" use_imagebrowser_effect="1" show_slideshow_link="1" slideshow_link_text="[Show as slideshow]" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [74th Commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) in Chicago, April 9, 2016](https://mbdo.org/galleries/philippine-consulate-events-album/74th-commemoration-of-araw-ng-kagitingan-day-of-valor-in-chicago-april-9-2016/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="76" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Montford Point Marine Association (MPMA) 2016](https://mbdo.org/galleries/montford-point-marine-association-mpma-2016/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="74" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Montford Point Marine Association (MPMA) 2015](https://mbdo.org/galleries/montford-point-marine-association-mpma-2015/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="75" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Montford Point Marine Association (MPMA) 2013](https://mbdo.org/galleries/montford-point-marine-association-mpma-2013/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="39" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 2015](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2015/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="71" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 2014](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2014/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="58" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 2012](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2012/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="27" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 2010](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2010/) - Photographs from the Maywood Bataan Day 2010. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="1" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 2007](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2007/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="35" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1997](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1997/) - From the collection of Estrella Alamar [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="64" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1995](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1995/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="95" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1992](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/431-2/) - From the Pat Besaw collection. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="10" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1991](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1991/) - From the Pat Besaw collection. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="9" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1990](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/415-2/) - From the Pat Besaw collection. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="8" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1986](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1986/) - From the collection of Estrella Alamar [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="63" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1985](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1985/) - From the collection of Estrella Alamar [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="62" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1984](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1984/) - From the collection of Estrella Alamar [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="61" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1976](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1976/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="56" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1975](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1975/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="57" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1965](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1965/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="55" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1963](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1963/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="48" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1961](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1961/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="60" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1960 (Pat Besaw Collection)](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1960/) - From the Pat Besaw collection. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="5" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1960](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1960-3/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="47" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1955](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/pat-besaw-photo-collection-1955/) - From the collection of Pat Besaw [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="4" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1955](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1955/) - From the Pat Besaw collection. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="4" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1953](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1953/) - From the Pat Besaw collection. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="6" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 1946](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-1946/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="49" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [70th Anniversary of Fall of Bataan in Chicago](https://mbdo.org/galleries/70th-anniversary-of-fall-of-bataan-in-chicago/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="20" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Memorial Day at Manila American Cemetery & Memorial 2016](https://mbdo.org/galleries/memorial-day-at-manila-american-cemetery-memorial-2016/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="81" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Veterans Day at Manila American Cemetery & Memorial 2017](https://mbdo.org/galleries/veterans-day-at-manila-american-cemetery-memorial-2017/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="92" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="1" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="fade" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [76th Commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) in Chicago, April 9, 2018](https://mbdo.org/galleries/philippine-consulate-events-album/76th-commemoration-of-araw-ng-kagitingan-day-of-valor-in-chicago-april-9-2018/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="93" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="never" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Bataan Day 2017](https://mbdo.org/galleries/maywood-bataan-day-album/bataan-day-2017/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="89" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="always" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Mural Legend](https://mbdo.org/mural-legend/) - Please see the following for a list of names on the mural. Note that some of these are "best guesses" and subject to change. # Last First MI Rank FRONT ROW 1 Holland Arthur A. 2nd Lt. 2 Slicer William H. 2nd Lt. 3 Hanes Donald M. Capt. 4 MacDowell Matthew S. 2nd Lt. - [Capas Freedom March 2017](https://mbdo.org/galleries/capas-freedom-march-2017/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="87" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="always" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Postcards](https://mbdo.org/postcards/) - SPECIAL PRICING - LIMITED TIME To download a complete list of the men on the mural, please click here. Now available, a signed and numbered edition of this special commemorative postcard. Each postcard is signed by the artist, and numbered in an edition of just 100 postcards. Each postcard is also stamped with - [75th Commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) in Chicago, April 8, 2017](https://mbdo.org/galleries/philippine-consulate-events-album/75th-commemoration-of-araw-ng-kagitingan-day-of-valor-in-chicago-april-8-2017/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="84" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="100" thumbnail_height="75" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee" spacing="2" number_of_columns="0" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="always" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] - [Philippine Consulate Events Album](https://mbdo.org/galleries/philippine-consulate-events-album/) - Click Gallery Title below to view photos. Then click photo thumbnails to view full size photo and caption. [album id=4 template=extend] - [Philippine Veterans Week 2017, Capas National Shrine](https://mbdo.org/galleries/philippine-veterans-week-2017-capas-national-shrine/) - MBDO thanks the Technical Working Committee: Undersecretary for Civil, Veterans and Retiree Affairs, Hon. Eduardo D. Del Rosario, Executive Director, National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Hon. Ludovico D. Badoy, Administrator, Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO), LTGEN Ernesto G. Carolina, AFP (RET) for a wonderful Ceremony. Wonderful opportunity for Col. McMahon to greet his friends, - [Philippine Veterans Week 2016](https://mbdo.org/galleries/philippine-veterans-week-2016/) - Col. 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