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Oregon Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Steven R. Beach (right), Assistant Adjutant General for Support, and retired Lt. Gen. Ernesto G. Carolin, center, administrator, Philippines Veterans Affairs Office, present medals to Filipino WWII guerrilla fighters at the Provincial Capital on April 22, 2015. The awards are part of several events celebrating the 70-year anniversary of the end of WWII and the liberation of the island of Palawan, Philippines. The events, "A Salute to Valor: Palawan-70 years of freedom," honored the partnership of the Filipino guerrillas and the Oregon National Guard's 41st Infantry Division during WWII and their participation in the liberation in 1945.
150427-A-YG824-001.JPG Photo By: Christopher L. Ingersoll, Oregon Military Department

Palawan, Philippines, Philippines - Oregon Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Steven R. Beach (right), Assistant Adjutant General for Support, and retired Lt. Gen. Ernesto G. Carolin, center, administrator, Philippines Veterans Affairs Office, present medals to Filipino WWII guerrilla fighters at the Provincial Capital on April 22, 2015. The awards are part of several events celebrating the 70-year anniversary of the end of WWII and the liberation of the island of Palawan, Philippines. The events, "A Salute to Valor: Palawan-70 years of freedom," honored the partnership of the Filipino guerrillas and the Oregon National Guard's 41st Infantry Division during WWII and their participation in the liberation in 1945.


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