Remembering the Philippines in World War II

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the failure of the US to give the Filipino veterans a pension was a sore spot in the relations between the countries.

one reason that the benefits promised was not given to them was  the culture of corruption here: because a lot of people claimed they fought, and they did not, orthey  only fought at the end of the war and were ineligible.

So Lolo's brother and cousin fought for years; his cousin was killed during the war, and his brother died long before the US finally granted benefits. My husband, a young teenager, only joined with his brother's group at the end of the war for several months and was ineligible for US benefits, but he did get veterans benefits from the Philippines to help his education, and later a small pension for his service.

Wikipedia article on the occupation.



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