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	Douglas MacArthur - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		His parents were Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur, a recipient of the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War, and Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur of Norfolk, Virginia.
		American forces under MacArthur's command took back the Philippines in October 1944, fulfilling MacArthur's vow to return to the Philippines and consolidating their hold on the archipelago after heavy fighting.
		He was awarded and received the Medal of Honor for his leadership in the Pacific Theater.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /douglas_macarthur.htm (2544 words)

	Douglas MacArthur
		Prior to the inauguration of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the man widely expected to become the first popularly-elected President of the Philippines was Manuel L. Quezon.
		Among MacArthur's assistants as Military Advisor to the Commonwealth of the Philippines was Dwight D. Eisenhower.
		Philippine President Sergio Osmeña also decorated him with the Philippines' highest military award, the Medal of Valor.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Douglas_McArthur (2657 words)

	Philippine Insurrection Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Louis Gedeon
		The picture below shows two Congressional Medals of Honor, the one on the far left is the the original medal issued to Louis in 1902.
		In 1904 the Medal of Honor was redesigned by Brigadier General George Gillespie.
		The medal in the middle is the one he received for his service during the Philippines Campaign.
	www.medalofhonor.com /LouisGedeon.htm (936 words)

	Douglas MacArthur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His parents were Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur, a recipient of the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War, who was the son of jurist and politician Arthur MacArthur, Sr.
		When MacArthur retired from the U.S. Army in 1937, he was made a Field Marshal of the Philippine Army, by President Quezon but returned in July 1941 as commander of United States Army Forces Far East (USAFFE), based in Manila when he was recalled to active duty for fear of impending war with Japan.
		MacArthur spent the remainder of his life quietly in New York, except for a spectacular "sentimental journey" to the Philippines in 1961, when he was decorated by President Carlos P. Garcia with the Philippine Legion of Honor, rank of Chief Commander.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_MacArthur (4359 words)

	U.S. Army Individual Decorations
		The Soldier's Medal is awarded to any person of the Armed Forces of the United States or of a friendly foreign nation who, while serving in any capacity with the Army of the United States, distinguished himself or herself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
		The Meritorious Service Medal is awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States or to any member of the Armed Forces of a friendly foreign nation who, while serving in a noncombat area after 16 January 1969, has distinguished himself or herself by outstanding meritorious achievement or service.
		Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to recognize those personnel who are on current crewmember or noncrewmember flying status which requires them to participate in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the performance of their primary duties.
	www.americal.org /awards/achv-svc.htm (1909 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| METRO > Abu eyes reorganization of Medal of Valor board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Armed forces of the Philippines is considering a proposal to ban recipients of the Medal of Valor from sitting as members of the board that decides who to confer the award to.
		Buan and Diokno were awarded the Medal of Valor for leading the operation last year that led to the killing of Abu Sayyaf leader Hamsiraji Sali.
		The military has included two Medal of Valor recipients as members of the board to salvage the deteriorating image of the highest military award and to make sure that candidate for the award undergoes a thorough screening.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/jul/17/yehey/metro/20050717met2.html (479 words)

	Philippine Scouts Heritage Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Even though they performed extraordinarily well before the war as regular U.S. Army soldiers charged with the defense of the Philippines, it is their spirited combat against the Japanese in one action after another from early December 1941, until the fall of the Philippines in May of 1942, for which they are most famous.
		By any standard these decorations reflect the heroism of a large number of Philippine Scouts who fought early in the war under extremely difficult conditions marked by inadequate food and medicine, deteriorating health due to tropical diseases, obsolete weapons and ammunition, and no hope of support from the United States.
		It was as a Scout that Calugas was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism on January 6, 1942, at Culis, Bataan Province.
	www.philippine-scouts.org /Articles/medal_of_honor.html (995 words)

	PGMA's Speech During the Presentation Ceremonies of Living Medal of Valor Awardees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		It is the heroism and sacrifices of the soldiers epitomized by our medalists of valor that drives our will to give the best we can to the protectors of the people, the will to reform the armed forces, the will to bring the benefits of the command down to the fighters in the field.
		I'm also asking him to transmit to the land bank and to the GSIS my instructions to ensure that if our medal of valor awardees should apply for loans up to half a million pesos, their papers should be processed immediately.
		These 13 medalists of valor and the soldiers they epitomize are our inspiration for increasing the basic pay of our military men under republic act 9166 which I signed last year, making the soldier's salary equal to that of the policeman and the teacher.
	www.ops.gov.ph /speeches2003/speech-2003aug25.htm (1116 words)

	PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES & CODES - CHAN ROBLES VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY
		Towards this end, the State shall give due recognition to an awardee of the Medal of Valor of his/her supreme self-sacrifice and distinctive acts of heroism and gallantry by providing adequate social services and financial rewards in order to encourage men and women to perform heroic deeds for their country.
		A Medal of Valor awardee will henceforth be entitled to a lifetime monthly gratuity of Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000.00).
		A Medal of Valor awardee, his/her widow/widower and/or dependents as the case may be shall be entitled to the following:
	www.chanrobles.com /republicactno9049.html (829 words)

	Philippine Islands
		Capture of the Philippine Islands was crucial to Japan's effort to control the Southwest Pacific, seize the resource-rich Dutch East Indies, and protect its Southeast Asia flank.
		The Philippine Islands Campaign provided the Army with its first extended combat experience since World War I. Routine reports of new enemy tactics and weaponry were not lost on the leaders of the vast new American Army then being formed.
		For all the courage and resourcefulness of the Philippine defenders, their fate was sealed when the Japanese crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on 7 December and virtually destroyed U.S. air power in the Philippines a few hours later.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/brochures/pi/pi.htm (6318 words)

	Medal of Valor for ... - Jun. 12, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Ranie Hachuela, 27, will be awarded the prestigious Medal of Valor at the national police headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City for securing Siocon, a remote town in Zamboanga del Norte province, from fierce attacks by Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels and Abu Sayyaf bandits on May 4.
		Hachuela said he joined the Philippine National Police Academy in 1993, primarily for economic reasons.
		But Hachuela, the fourth recipient of the Medal of Valor since the award was introduced in 1991, will not be forever empty-handed.
	www.inq7.net /reg/2003/jun/12/text/reg_5-1-p.htm (310 words)

	Colonel's Medal of Valor' undr review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE, FEB 9 -- THE military yesterday placed under review the Medal of Valor awarded to a controversial psychological warfare expert, Army Lt. Col.
		The Medal for Valor is the highest military honor given for gallantry in combat.
		A member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1984, Buan was accorded the award for leading an assault in April 2004 against the Abu Sayyaf Group in Basilan which resulted in the killing of Hamsiraji Sali.
	jwebsites.com /manilaheadline/News/02-05/09/colonel.htm (149 words)

	Manuel L. Quezon III: Girondist's off-duty rants. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The medal is suspended from a neckband of crimson moire ribbon, 1 and 3/8 inches wide and 20 inches long with eight stars arranged in the form of a triangle, immediately above the bronze star.
		N.B. The origins of the Medal of Valor are currently traced to the Medal of Valor of the Philippine Constabulary, established by Instruction of the President of the United States of America, to be awarded by the Chief of the Constabulary Corps, with the approval of the Governor-General of the Philippine Islands.
		The military awards of the Philippines predates the civilian awards due to the armed forces of the Philippines’s retention of decorations and medals established during the American colonial period.
	www.quezon.ph /medals.php (1547 words)

	Philippine Insurrection Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Col. Gordon Johnston, Signal Corps
		Gordon Johnston was a cavalryman, but it was while he was detailed to the Signal Corps that he earned his Medal of Honor.
		MAJ Bundys recommendation that 1LT Johnston be awarded the Medal of Honor was approved by the officer commanding the expedition and by the commanding general of the Philippines Division.
		COL Johnston was assigned to the General Staff Corps, and in 1919 was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal while serving as chief of staff for 82d Division during the units Argonne area operations.
	www.medalofhonor.com /GordonJohnston.htm (500 words)

	Chester Nimitz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For administrative reasons, Chester Nimitz's naval record annotates that he was promoted to both Lieutenant Junior Grade, and Lieutenant, on the same day.
		His Fleet Forces isolated enemy-held bastions of the Central and Eastern Caroline Islands and secured in quick succession Peleliu, Angaur, and Ulithi.
		In the Philippines his ships turned back powerful task forces of the Japanese Fleet, a historic victory in the multi-phased Battle for Leyte Gulf 24 to 26 October 1944.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chester_Nimitz (1730 words)

	Philippine Independence Medal Replacement Certificate
		Acceptance of this medal was authorized in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 80-314, which authorized the acceptance of foreign awards and decorations during World War II for the period of December 7, 1941 through July 24, 1948.
		The Philippine Independence Medal was awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who meet eligibility requirements for both the Philippine Defense Medal and the Philippine Liberations Medal, or who were present on duty in the Philippines on July 4, 1946.
		The ribbon to the Philippine Independence Medal is a field of blue bisected in the center by two red stripes separated by a white center stripe.
	www.amervets.com /replacement/filin.htm (553 words)

	Philippine Liberation Medal Display Recognition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Philippine Liberation Medal is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the U.S. Armed Forces, and recognized guerrilla units by the Philippine Government for service of at least 30 days in the liberation of the Philippines from October 17, 1944 to September 3, 1945.
		The Philippine Liberation Medal was awarded for service in the liberation of the Philippines from October 17, 1944, to September 2, 1945.
		The Philippine Liberation Ribbon is authorized by DA Cir 59, 8 March 1948.
	members.aol.com /dischargecert/filib.htm (1630 words)

	Buan Medal of Valor questioned - INQ7.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		But a group of military officers said Ms Arroyo "was ill advised" when she announced a few days after the April 8 encounter that she was "elevating" Buan's Distinguished Conduct Star to the Medal of Valor without the required recommendation from the Medal of Valor board.
		A recipient of the Medal of Valor is dubbed "the bravest of the brave" and even the commander-in-chief must salute him.
		Established by President Manuel L. Quezon, the Medal of Valor is the highest award given to a soldier "for exceptional courage in the face of overwhelming odds."
	news.inq7.net /nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=21882 (832 words)

	Artillery heroes awarded the Medal of Honor
		His extraordinary valorous actions were in keeping with the most cherished traditions of military service, and reflect the utmost credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.
		Anderson valorously propped himself on the parapet and continued to direct howitzer fire upon the closing enemy and to encourage his men to fight on.
		The medal found support in the Navy, however, where it was felt recognition of courage in strife was needed.
	www.landscaper.net /artyhero.htm (9416 words)

	Philippine Marine Medal for Valor Awardee
		was the commanding officer of the Philippine Marine Force Recon Company (61st Marine Company) during the operation to recover the kidnap victim on Basilan Island.
		The Republic of the Philippines Medal for Valor is the highest award given for actions above and beyond the call of duty.
		Captain Parcon being awarded the Medal for Valor by Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos and the late AFP Chief of Staff General Arturo Enrile at the AFP Anniversary Celebration.
	www.geocities.com /pmcmssr/valor.html (155 words)

	‘Medal of Valor’ awarded to Abu slayer questioned - INQ7.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		THE MILITARY will review its decision to award the Medal of Valor to an Army colonel who killed a top Abu Sayyaf leader in 2004 amid allegations that “proper procedure” has not been observed, an official said Wednesday.
		An "impartial, high-level" committee has been created to review the process in which the award was given to Lieutenant Colonel Noel Buan and to submit a recommendation to the chief of staff, said Lieutenant General Edilberto Adan, deputy chief of staff.
		President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo awarded the Medal of Valor, the military's highest honor, to Buan in December 2004 for leading an assault in Basilan province in April of the same year, which resulted in the death of bandit leader Hamsiraji Sali.
	news.inq7.net /breaking/index.php?index=2&story_id=26965 (405 words)

	Sun.Star Manila - Gloria awards Medal of Valor to Buan
		PRESIDENT Arroyo Wednesday conferred the Medal of Valor, the highest military combat award to Lt. Col.
		The President also conferred the Gold Cross Medal to Staff Sgt. Isidro Dindin and Cpl. Ernesto Estender who died in the encounter in Basilan.
		Buan was supposed to get the Conduct Star Medal from Arroyo but the President upgraded the award to Medal of Valor in recognition of the Philippine Army's 1st Scout Ranger Regiment's service and bravery.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/man/2004/04/29/news/gloria.awards.medal.of.valor.to.buan.html (418 words)

	Jungle Patrol - 3. Birth of the Jungle Police
		The northern islands of the Philippine group were in a state of ruin, with anthrax destroying the work animals and cholera sweeping the population.
		The total land area policed by the Philippine Constabulary was in excess of 119,000 square miles, an area not appreciably smaller than Italy, and almost identical in size with the whole of the British Isles.
		The rivers of the Philippines are many, but for the most part they are too shallow for navigation in the dry season and they become raging torrents when the rains come in April.
	www.bakbakan.com /junglep/jp-3.html (6223 words)

	Douglas MacArthur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		His parents were Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur, Jr.Arthur MacArthur, a recipient of the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War, and Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur of Norfolk, VirginiaNorfolk, Virginia.
		Consequently much of the US Far East Air Force was destroyed on the ground in the Philippines, the prelude to a Battle of the Philippines (1941-42)Japanese invasion.
		American forces under MacArthur's command Battle of Leytetook back the Philippines in October 1944, fulfilling MacArthur's vow to return to the Philippines and consolidating their hold on the archipelago after heavy fighting.
	www.infothis.com /find/Douglas_MacArthur (2827 words)

	Sun.Star Network Online - Gloria awards Medal of Valor for death of militant
		Gloria awards Medal of Valor for death of militant
		The Abu Sayyaf are known mainly for bombing and kidnapping attacks on Christians and foreigners in Zamboanga.
		Lucero said the three arrested Wednesday were originally from Basilan, an southern Philippine island where the Abu Sayyaf was founded in the early 1990s.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/net/2004/04/29/gloria.awards.medal.of.valor.for.death.of.militant.html (746 words)

	ABS-CBN Interactive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is considering a proposal to ban recipients of the Medal of Valor from sitting as members of the board that decides who to confer the award to.
		The Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) general court martial on Tuesday ordered the release of three soldiers jailed after being accused of rebellion last year.
		The slow development in urban governance is the top reason why countries in the Asia-Pacific rim, including the Philippines, are lagging behind national development goals.
	www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=10654 (1230 words)

	Medal of Honor Winner - Howard W. Gilmore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Desperately wounded, he realized that he could not get below in time if his ship were to be saved "Take her down" he ordered; and, as he floated in the sea, he wrote another stirring tale of inspirational naval history.
		For his heroic sacrifice to ship and crew, LCDR Gilmore was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, one of seven submariners to receive this medal of valor.
		Early in November 1944, USS Growler I (SS-215), USS Hake (SS-256) and USS Hardhead (SS-365) were operating together west of the Philippine group as a coordinated search and attack group under the command of CDR T.B. Oakley, Jr., commanding Growler.
	thesaltysailor.com /ships/moh9.htm (1918 words)

	Encyclopedia: Douglas McArthur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		1922 - 1930 -- serves in the Philippines, commanding the District of Manila and the 23rd Brigade
		December 31, 1937 -- retires from the US Army and becomes Field Marshal of the Philippine Army
		February 22, 1942 -- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered MacArthur out of the Philippines as the American defense of the nation collapsed.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Douglas-McArthur (2377 words)

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