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PhilippineScoutsHeritageSociety Preserving the history, heritage,and legacy of the Philippine Scouts for present and future generations Winter/Spring 2003 Don’t Miss The 19th Annual Reunion! May 1-3, 2003 Again, the Golden Gate Bay Area do need to know by March 17 who Secretary Joe Aquino Chapter is hosting the 19th Annual will be arriving early for this May 1 (650) 873-5272 Reunion to be held on May 1-3, 2003, tour, which will depart from our hotel Treasurer Toni Pahed at the Villa Hotel, San Mateo, at about 9 a.m. (415) 239-4248 California. As the reunion’s General I am particularly pleased that our This annual reunion is always an Chairman, I am now busy organizing confirmed guest speaker this year will event filled with happiness and the different committees for this affair. be Lt. General Edward Soriano, comradeship. It also is a venue for The reunion proper begins on Friday, commander of Fort Lewis, Washing- setting an agenda for the coming year. May 2; however, through my personal ton and I Corps. As many of you are Elsewhere in this issue you will find connection with Robert Mondavi, I’ve aware, he is the son of the late Major information on various initiatives we arranged a Thursday tour of several Alfredo Soriano, a Philippine Scout. will be discussing during the business vineyards ending with a luncheon at A reunion registration form is portion of our reunion. the Robert Mondavi Winery. The tour included in this newsletter. Please try I look forward to seeing as many of and the luncheon will be free to our to send in your registration early to get you as possible at this important and members and their guests. However, I a better room selection. To receive our fun-filled event. discounted $79 room rate, be sure to What’s Inside? let the Villa Hotel know that you’re Sincerely yours, attending the PSHS reunion. The Winter/Spring 2003 cutoff date for the reduced room rate 19th Annual Reunion: May 1-3..............1 and a guaranteed room is April 1. Editor’s Comments...............................2 For further information you can From Our National President................2 contact me or call any of the following Chapter Reports.....................................3 Chapter Officers: Larry Pangan, General Chairman PSHS Library Fundraising.....................3 President Delfin Pahed (707) 426-0134 Obituary.................................................3 (415) 239-4248 [email protected]. Fiesta Filipiniana 2002.........................4 Member Activities.................................5 Reunion Registration On Page 13 National D-Day Museum.......................5 Fort Sam Houston Museum Policies.....6 Be sure to fill out your registration receive the special room rate at the Philippine Scouts Bibliography..............7 for m for the 19th Annual Reunion as Villa Hotel, your form needs to be Scout Information Exchange.................8 soon as you receive this newsletter! received by April 1! A Letter To Our Website.......................9 It’s important to return the form as There also is a form you may fill Rear Guard In Luzon...........................10 soon as possible! If you want to out and return if you wish to place an Annual Reunion Registration Form....13 reserve a spot on the FREE Mondavi ad in the Annual Reunion’s Souvenir Souvenir Program Ad Submission.......14 Winery tour and luncheon, we need to Program (see page 14). The deadline Membership Application......................15 receive your form by March 17. To for ad submissions is March 1, 2003. Philippine Scouts Heritage Society Winter/Spring 2003 Editor’s Comments Since our last newsletter, the Since its inauguration last July, of the Scouts. Visits to explore Philippine Scouts Heritage Society has more than 900 people have accessed possible future cooperation have been moved forward on several fronts. A our attractive, user-friendly website at made to the D-Day Museum in New new initiative to develop a Philippine http://philippine-scouts.org. The site Orleans by members Chris Schaefer Scout library in the San Francisco includes Col. John Olson’s brief and Col. John Olson. (Chris’ report area has held a successful fund raiser history of the Scouts, an extensive on the visit is carried elsewhere in this and is moving ahead under the stew- display of Scout insignia with com- issue.) Also Jose Calugas, Jr. met ardship of Cion Rael and her commit- mentary by Robert Capistrano, with the curator of the Fort Lewis tee. We have become partners with photos from various PSHS gatherings, Military Museum in Fort Lewis, the Library of Congress and the articles, linkages to other sites of Washington to discuss a permanent American Folklore Center in the possible interest to society members, display of Scout memorabilia in Veterans History Project. A profes- an “exchange” page where family cooperation with the Fort Sam Hous- sionally-designed website for the members can request and obtain ton Museum. Society has been launched. A com- information on deceased Scouts, a National President Larry Pangan’s memorative plaque is under consid- bibliography of books and recent reunion letter is a must read. As you eration for placement on the Memorial articles on the Scouts, an archive of will see, he has obtained an excellent Wall at the National Museum of the past newsletter issues and more. The speaker with direct ties to the Philip- Pacific War (Admiral Nimitz Mu- website should be an asset to our pine Scouts and furthermore has seum). A retracing of the Bataan PSHS membership and to anyone else arranged an attractive tour for those Death March, perhaps culminating wanting additional information on the interested in something extra from the with placing a replica of the cement Philippine Scouts. If you have any reunion. cross at the Camp O’Donnell POW suggestions on how you would like to I look forward to seeing many of compound is being discussed. And see the website develop and expand, you at our reunion and receiving your several Society members have been please email our webmaster Christa ideas and submissions for our next active representing the Scouts at Houlahan at webmaster@philippine- newsletter edition. various ceremonies, exploring pos- scouts.org. sible cooperative museum projects Sen. John Patterson, Capt. and speaking about the Scouts to Menandro Parazo, Col. John Olson, school and professional groups. It has Col. Mel Rosen and Jose Calugas Jr. Mike Houlahan been a very active six months! continue as active speakers on behalf Public Relations Officer A Message from Our National President After assuming the duty of National disappear into the twilight. I am to be build in the San Francisco Bay President of this prestigious organiza- urging all Chapter Presidents to give Area. If we are successful, it’s going tion, I set a this recruiting drive your utmost to be an extension of the Fort Sam goal to focus priority. There are many potential Houston Museum where members and my attention members out there. We just have to their families can visit and gather on recruiting keep on trying to persuade them. information about their fathers and our sons/ Think of events that will get their grandfathers. daughters attention and entice them like our very and others. successful Fiesta fund raising dinner- They are the dance. I am excited and impressed by strongest link the hard work put forth by these sons/ to keep the daughters, who, with my blessing, Larry L. Pangan Society going organized this whole event. The National President after we old proceeds generated in this affair will warriors help fund the proposed PSHS Library Page 2 Philippine Scouts Heritage Society Winter/Spring 2003 Chapter Reports Captain Jose Calugas, Sr. Chapter: Veterans Day parade and held a very can be updated. New members Chapter was reactivated in August, successful Christmas party. include the following thirty-five: (New with Jose Calugas, Jr. appointed by Monterey County Chapter: life members are in italics.) National President Larry Pangan as Chapter President Greg Ramos Tacoma Chapter: contact person. Ricardo de Villa is reports that his membership celebrated Jorge Calugas, Federal Way, WA; chapter president. Since August, Jose the Philippine Scouts anniversary in Noel Calugas, Phoenix, AZ; Calugas, Jr. has signed up fourteen October and in April held a Bataan and Democrito Cari, Fircrest, WA; Col. new recruits, including thirteen life Corregidor commemoration ceremony. Melvin Holst, Gresham, OR; Minerva members. This brings the chapter total Golden Gate Bay Area Chapter: Javier, Tacoma; Anita Mocorro, to 25 members. Secretary Joe Aquino writes that our Seattle; Jesse Mocorro, Lakewood, In September, Jose Calugas, Jr. largest chapter now has 265 members, WA; Mario Mocorro, Seattle; George attended the Strickland Hall Dedica- 227 of whom are life members. These Munson, Bremerton, WA; Linda tion Ceremony at Fort Lewis, WA in numbers have increased substantially Nyman, Portland, OR; Eligio Regala, honor of Sergeant Major Larry due to recruitment of 21 mostly Tacoma, WA; Roland Santos, Tacoma; Strickland, who died in the September second generation offspring of Scouts Evaristo Talvo, Lakewood, WA and 11 Pentagon terrorist attack. There he led by Bataan Death March survivor Constante Villalobos, Tacoma. met Lt. General Edward retired Master Sergeant Zosimo Golden Gate Chapter: Soriano,commander of Fort Lewis and Guiang and his family. The chapter Leopoldo Duquette, Sacramento, I Corps, and son of the late Major played an active part in the annual CA; John C. Eastman II, North Alfredo Soriano a Philippine Scout. POW/MIA ceremony in September at Kingston, RI; Gregorio Garcia, San Jose Calugas, Jr. also proposed a the San Francisco Veterans Adminis- Francisco, CA; Gilbert Hair, Miami permanent display of the Philippine tration Medical Center and will host Beach, FL; John & Kimberly Hughes, Scouts memorabilia to Alan our 19th annual reunion in May. As Glen Allen, VA; Nilda G.