OUR ARRIVAL IN SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA I cannot exactly remember how many days we walked from Bataan to San Fernando, Pampanga, but to me it was like a LIFETIME! We were herded into a school house, where we rested and were served burned rice and hot water! To us this was a real FEAST although […]
1994 Memoir – 93. The Good And The Bad People
When we were in the province of Pampanga we were met by lots of people on both sides of the road who had come from the provinces to look for surviving relatives. Along the way we passed by a house close to the road with very kind hearts throwing or pitching turnips and sugar cane […]
1994 Memoir – 86. “Mamira Go” (Japanese For “Manila Go”)
Later on there was news that we were all free to go to Manila. Many brought along souvenir items, like myself and Cpl. Castañeres, who brought along our rifle, side arms, helmet and liner, gas mask, canteen, canteen cup, bayonet, and some ammunition. We all thought we were FREE! Along the way to Mariveles we […]
1994 Memoir – 83. Bataan Peninsula
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was bombed, American battleships were sunk, Clark Air Base was raided, American planes were destroyed, Japanese troops landed on Philippine shores and pushed back the American and Philippine soldiers into Bataan Peninsula. Troops retreated from all fronts. Manila was declared “Open City.” Our Philippine Army Headquarters in the Far Eastern University […]