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    OT: Philippine Scouts National Convention

    I had the privilege of attending the Philippine Scout Historical Society national convention in Tacoma WA, this past weekend. It was one of the greatest thrills of my life.

    The Philippine Scouts were an integral part of the U.S. Army in the Philippines from just after the Spanish-American War to their dissolution in 1948. They were considered some of the best and toughest soldiers in the U.S. Army. They were prominent in the defense of Bataan and were often used as "firefighters" when the going got tough. Upon surrender, they were given a very hard time by the Japaneseicon on the Death March and in prison camp. Upon release by the Japanese with other Philippine soldiers in late-1942, a large number promptly joined the guerrilla movement.

    Among the units were the 45th and 57th Infantry, 26th Cavalry, 91st and 92nd Coast Artillery, 23rd and 24th Field Artillery, 12 QM and other units. The 26th Cavalry launshed one of the last horse-mounted attacks in January, 1942.

    Unfortunately, as with other WWII veterans, the ranks of the Philippine Scouts are rapidly thinning. There were only 7 or 8 able to attend, although many relatives and descendents attended in their place.

    1. Here is the display I laid out. The 45th, 57th and 26th were equipped with M1s at the start of war; the Philippine National Army with mostly M1917s and M1903s:


    2. The gentleman in the picture is Dan Figuracion, a former member of E Troop of the 26th Cavalry. Figuracion is still as sharp as a tack at 90 years old and I had the pleasure of spending a lot of time talking with him. He has a great sense of humor and can still do the manual of arms, too!


    3. Me with my good friend Victor Verano, who is a Philippine Scouts re-enactor and has a first-class website and forum on the Philippine Scouts, too.


    4. Unidentified speaker participating in panel on curing terminal insomnia patients! (Note empty chairs!)


    5. Victor chatting with Col. Edwin Ramsey of 26th Cavalry. Col. Ramsey led the cavalry charge of Jan., 1942. After the surrender, he escaped and joined the guerrillas.


    6. Picture taken at the banquet on Sat. night honoring those original Philippine Scouts who came. As you can see, not many left.


    7. Trooper Dan chatting with some very attentive WWII and P.S. re-enactors. Of course, they may have been especially attentive because HE had the .45!! (Gentleman in campaign hat is Rudy, who does a re-enactment of the 26th Cavalry, complete with horse. Rudy had a dad and at least one uncle in the 26th Cavalry.
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    Very cool, Senor Rick!

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    Great pics Rick, and nice display! I'm sure many enjoyed it. Its really nice to see those guys still getting together. Many people forget about the Filipino casualties when the Bataan Death March is brought up. I've heard that the number of Filipino military and civilian deaths during WWII were 3 times that of the US.

    Rick - its nice to now have a face to "picture" when reading your posts! Funny, you look just like I imagined!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike D View Post
    Rick - its nice to now have a face to "picture" when reading your posts! Funny, you look just like I imagined!
    Now, how am I supposed to react to that???
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    Col Ramsey

    Rick, did you get a chance to talk with Col Ramsey ?

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    Yes



    Proof:




    Here's a short video montage from the event with Rick in it too


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    I had a chance for a short chat. Col. Ramsey is in his mid-90s, so I didn't take up too much of his time.
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    I watch a lot of history channel and I have seen documentaries on Buffalo Soldiers, Alamo scouts, rangers, the big red one, and just about everything else but I have never seen anything on the history channel about the scouts. It would be nice if they would do a program about them

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    Quote Originally Posted by rice 123 View Post
    I watch a lot of history channel and I have seen documentaries on Buffalo Soldiers, Alamo scouts, rangers, the big red one, and just about everything else but I have never seen anything on the history channel about the scouts. It would be nice if they would do a program about them
    This would be one (History Channel), although not technically solely about the Scouts but they did a good job of including them:





    That being said, a documentary film maker previewed a rough cut of his documentary about the Scouts... in the process of final editing and to be eventually submitted to PBS.
    Last edited by VeeVee; 05-11-2010 at 03:46 PM.

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    I saw the rough cut that VeeVee is talking about and it is really good. I hope it makes it to the screen. It is worth seeing!
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