Philippine Scouts 26th Cavalry Ceremonial Mounted Unit to be in the Tournament of Roses 2017 Rose Pa
Jan 25, 2017 14:56:16 GMT 8
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Post by Karl Welteke on Jan 25, 2017 14:56:16 GMT 8
Philippine Scouts 26th Cavalry Ceremonial Mounted Unit to be in the Tournament of Roses 2017 Rose Parade
The National Secretary of the Philippine Scout Heritage Society, Victor Verano, sent me an email with the above news. His press release and pictures were included and are presented here.
He sent it on the 30th Dec. 2016 and only now did I find time to pass it on. They did participate and you can find it in the www, it is reported. And if you interested in the scouts you can look up their webpage with this URL:
www.philippine-scouts.org/
V580. The Los Angeles based living history group named the 26th Cavalry Ceremonial Mounted Unit (26th Cavalry CMU) comprised of equestrians living in California. This photo was sent to me by the National Secretary of the Philippine Scout Heritage Society, Victor Verano.
This is the written part:
Los Angeles, CA Dec. 30, 2016: The Los Angeles based Lt. Alexander Nininger Chapter of the Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, which honors the legacy of the US Army’s Philippine Scouts will be one of ninety four entries in the 2017 Rose Parade to be held on January 2, 2017.
This will be the first time that the historical Filipino and American US Army Unit, the Philippine Scouts, will be featured and this unique World War II Unit will be represented in the parade by the living history group named the 26th Cavalry Ceremonial Mounted Unit (26th Cavalry CMU) comprised of Nininger Chapter members made up of Descendants of Philippine Scouts, Businessmen, Educators, retired Professionals, Law Enforcement and California State Military personnel living in California. The historical Philippine Scouts were composed of Filipino enlisted men commanded by American Officers. General Douglas MacArthur was their Supreme Commander and they were often called “MacArthur’s Soldiers”.
With the theme of the upcoming Tournament of Roses being “Echoes of Success”, the 26th Cavalry (PS) Ceremonial Mounted Unit and its affiliate – the Lt. Alexander Nininger Living History Company (Lt. Alexander Nininger LHC), fit right into this year’s theme by representing Military Units of America’s Greatest Generation and the success they had in defeating the problems and tribulations of their time. The story of the Philippine Scouts reverberates and echoes their success through slogans coined by men who experienced those times, “I Shall Return”, “Strong to Endure”, “Anywhere, Anytime” and “Our Strength is in Loyalty”.
The group also honors the gallant United States Army Forces of the Far East (USAFFE) who affected and delayed Japanese Imperial Army plans on conquering the Pacific Far East and Australia in World War II. With Southern California having the largest concentration of Filipino Americans in the United States and having an opportunity to tell the whole world about the valiant Filipino Soldiers and Philippine Scouts, the 26th Cavalry CMU and the Lt. Alexander Nininger LHC are greatly honored to participate in the 2017 Tournament of Roses Parade.
The 26th Cavalry CMU is Entry # 78. The Rose Parade will start at 8:00 am (West Coast Time) and will be shown on all major TV Networks.
V581. The 2017 Tournament of Roses Equestrian Committee with the 26th Cavalry CMU; this photo was sent to me by the National Secretary of the Philippine Scout Heritage Society, Victor Verano.