Fort Bragg’s John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School held a ribbon cutting ceremony in June for two buildings named in honor of two of the most famous Green Berets in Army history.
Today’s observance of Araw ng Kagitingan commemorates the bravery and heroism of Filipinos who fought in Bataan, Corregidor and Bessang Pass.
The fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942 marked the end of organized resistance by the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) - that included the
In celebration of Women’s Month, we highlight eight Filipinas whose stories should be told and remembered.
Trinidad Tecson (Photo from bulacan.gov.ph)
Trinidad Tecson
Known as the “Mother of Biak na Bato,” Trinidad Tecson was the first Filipina known to have taken part in “Sandugo” or a blood compact.
Tecson fought side-by-side with the revolutionary men. She fought 12 bloody battles in Bulacan.
Among her most valuable contributions in the Philippine revolution was the capture of firearms from a jail in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija after raiding a courthouse in Caloocan.
At one time, when the Katipuneros lacked firearms, Tecson with three companions went to a courthouse in Caloocan defeated the civil guards and seized their guns. She then led a group of five men and proceeded to a jail in San Isidore where he was able to capture more firearms after subduing the jail guards.