Now and then bombs were dropped in our bivouac area without casualties I know of. We were hidden under tall, large trees in the forest and had dugouts through their roots. Our troops were assigned to guard the western coast of the Peninsula near Corregidor. I was able to watch a Japanese armed boat try […]
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1994 Memoir – 84. The Pigeon With a Bleeding Heart – Lost Meal!
One early morning I noticed a flock of white pigeons with a red spot on their breasts feeding from a small fruit-bearing tree not very far from our Camp. I said to myself: Here is a good source of fresh meat. I fashioned a slingshot and got a lot of small pebbles from the creek. […]
1994 Memoir – 87. Through A Burning Forest
At Mariveles we were told to proceed to Manila down the “Little Baguio” dusty road It was the only road to the next town. All of us walked down that knee-deep dusty road with both sides of the forest trees burning! The dust covering our faces and the smoke suffocating us caused many to collapse […]
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 […]
1994 Memoir – 82. MOSI Post
November 7, 1995 Today I got a new post, at the MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry) on Fowler Avenue past USF (University of South Florida). It is a very good, clean, elegant, pleasant place, very much better than the garbage dump on Linebaugh Avenue. Praise the Lord. My hours are from 4:00 to 12:00 […]
1994 Memoir – 81. A Miracle
July 14, 1995 Yesterday I thought my ability to use my right hand was totally gone! A slight touch, a little movement of my wrist gave me almost unbearable pain. I asked Maria to help me; “Do something,” I asked her. Of course, I prayed, took pills, placed holy water from Lourdes (give me by […]
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