Post by victor on Apr 13, 2011 6:15:57 GMT 8
This past weekend in observance of the Bataan Day/Day of Valor, our friends from the Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Fort McKinley Chapter participated in the ceremony conducted at Mt. Samat, Bataan. Among the PSHS members were friends from Buhay na Kasaysayan and WW2 Military Vehicle Club from Pampanga and Nueva Ecija.
Special thanks to Albert Labrador for the excellent photos and to everyone's passion for torch-bearing for the past.
Below are the pictures and some of their commentaries from the event.
Going up the winding road to the top of Mt. Samat.
"As the festivities went on we looked for a place where we could set up our formation and found ourselves at the base of the steps of the mt. samat shrine. Perfect! we were directly opposite the president's honor guard.
It took a little bit of time to get our formation in place with all of us either too rusty to remember our ROTC drill or to young to have ever experienced it. We eventually worked out a formation with the honor guard looking on, amused no doubt."
"To our surprise, the honor guard commanders asked for some souvenir pictures with us:"
"As we waited for the President to arrive, we received some welcome attention from a visiting team of US army men with the Pacific Command. They asked to have their pictures taken with us and a lot of chit chatting went on as one of them was a pinoy who's grandfather served with the Scouts:"
"After the wreath laying, The president made his way to the stage:"
"Visitors from New Mexico:"
"With the men we were there to honor:"
"There was a sentimental moment when one of the veterans (shaking Jnmodeller's hand) approached us and said to jnmodeller, can I touched your patch cause that was my unit during the battle of Bataan.There I realized the preparations and the sleepless night we all had, was worth it."
Special thanks to Albert Labrador for the excellent photos and to everyone's passion for torch-bearing for the past.
Below are the pictures and some of their commentaries from the event.
Going up the winding road to the top of Mt. Samat.
"As the festivities went on we looked for a place where we could set up our formation and found ourselves at the base of the steps of the mt. samat shrine. Perfect! we were directly opposite the president's honor guard.
It took a little bit of time to get our formation in place with all of us either too rusty to remember our ROTC drill or to young to have ever experienced it. We eventually worked out a formation with the honor guard looking on, amused no doubt."
"To our surprise, the honor guard commanders asked for some souvenir pictures with us:"
"As we waited for the President to arrive, we received some welcome attention from a visiting team of US army men with the Pacific Command. They asked to have their pictures taken with us and a lot of chit chatting went on as one of them was a pinoy who's grandfather served with the Scouts:"
"After the wreath laying, The president made his way to the stage:"
"Visitors from New Mexico:"
"With the men we were there to honor:"
"There was a sentimental moment when one of the veterans (shaking Jnmodeller's hand) approached us and said to jnmodeller, can I touched your patch cause that was my unit during the battle of Bataan.There I realized the preparations and the sleepless night we all had, was worth it."