Wednesday, December 14, 2011

So as I was reading the chapter about the Filipino soldiers, I remembered hearing my dad say that my Grandpa had been in WWII in the Philippines. I asked him about this again and turns out he was a guerrilla soldier! I also asked one of my aunts about it and her late husband was also a guerrilla soldier. When I asked them if they had ever heard of the story of the rescue mission of Shangri-La, they both had no previous knowledge about it. The only thing they were familiar with that has been mentioned in the book was the name Douglas MacArthur, the American General and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army at the time. Anyways, I think it's pretty cool that my grandpa and uncle were guerrilla soldiers, so I thought I'd share this with you guys:) Happy Reading! Hal-loak-nak!
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  1. AnonymousDecember 15, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    pretty sweet bueno, youre next!

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  2. MSpanosDecember 16, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    That's awesome Christine!Really cool how this can connect back to your family!

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  3. SophiaDecember 20, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    That's very cool! I can relate too! My dad used to talk about how, when the Japanese occupied the Philippines during WWII (in the Bataan Death March), my grandfather was punished when he was caught trying to sneak water to a dying American soldier who was paraded through his village. Very interesting to think about and learn about. My Filipino heritage makes it even more interesting to read about the heroic acts of the Filipino soldiers.

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