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 […]
1994 Memoir – 79. A Big Lizard And Guns
While eating our meal under a big tree, I was startled by a noise from dried leaves nearby. I looked around and came face to face with a big forest lizard. I got my rifle and fired at it. This alarmed the whole camp. They traced the shot to me. I got a severe reprimand. […]
1994 Memoir – 78. Our Retreat To Bataan
We spent the whole day loading our truck convoy, consisting of all kinds of vehicles, including old buses commandeered for the trip to Bataan. Manila was declared as an OPEN CITY to free it from all military objectives. And so we had to get out as soon as possible. Our convoy was supposed to start […]
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