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MAY 24, 2009 — Congressman Martin Heinrich introduced HR.2598, a Bill: To grant a congressional gold medal to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon between December 7, 1941 and May 6, 1942.
Click here for more information on HR.2598. |
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1st PLACE FOR BATAAN
SURVIVORS ARTICLE |
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May 23, 2009 — The Salinas, California
men of Company C, 194th Army Tank Battalion, lost more than
half their number in the Philippines and as Prisoners of
War. On Saturday, May 23, 2009, a monument to their service
and sacrifice was dedicated at the Monterey County
Historical Society's Boronda Adobe in north Salinas. The
Inscription on the plaque for that monument reads:
“The Metal of These Expendable Heroes of
Bataan Was Mightier Than the Metal of Their Tanks; May Time
Never Tarnish the Memory of Their Sacrifice.” |
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POW/MIA FLAG DESIGNER DEAD |
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May 14, 2009 — Newt Heisley, a
commercial artist who designed the Vietnam-era POW/MIA flag
that came to symbolize the nation's concern for military
personnel missing or held prisoner in modern conflicts, has
died. He was 88. |
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200th's OLDEST LIVING VETERAN |
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Claude Hatch
Former POW Recognition Ceremony
Raymond G. Murphy
VA Medical Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico
April 2, 2009
Claude Hatch is
the 200th's oldest living survivor at 96 years old! |
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JAN 9, 2009 — Leonard Robinson, E
Battery 200th CA, Casper Wyoming would like to see the WWII
Memorial in Washington, DC. To read the Casper
“Star-Tribune” story,
click Here. Also see, “Forgotten
Men”, by Leonard Robinson. For
the HONOR FLIGHT web site,
click here. |
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JAN 1, 2009 — Captain Robert Prince who
led Army Rangers in a successful raid on the Cabanatuan
Prisoner of War Camp to rescue 500 American POWs in January
1945 has died. For story,
click here. |
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