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SFA-AGR-081-08 |
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AMBASSADOR GAA REAFFIRMS CONTINUED EFFORT TO CORRECT A GRAVE INJUSTICE ON 62ND ANNIVERSARY OF ENACTMENT OF THE RESCISSION ACT |
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22 February 2008 – After laying a wreath at the Bataan-Corregidor marker at the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. on 19 February, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Willy C. Gaa hosted a lunch-reception in honor of Filipino WWII veterans and representatives from the community to bring attention to the enactment of the U.S. Rescission Act of 1946 and to the ongoing struggle to correct this grave injustice committed on Filipino WWII veterans 62 years ago. This event is one of several events that will also be conducted by the other Philippine Consulates General in the United States in coordination with the communities in their respective jurisdictions to highlight the continuing plight of the Filipino WWII veterans and their decades long quest for justice and due recognition for their sacrifices and services on behalf of the U.S. government and for the cause of liberty during WWII. In his remarks delivered at the luncheon, Ambassador Gaa brought attention to the injustice committed on these veterans by noting that, “On February 18, 1946, a grave injustice was committed against the brave Filipino men and women who fought for freedom and who sacrificed and risked all to stop tyranny.”
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