Pvt. José Nisperos, the first Filipino Medal of Honor recipient, was a member of the U.S. Army Philippine Scouts. Shown here are Philippine Scouts at Camp John Hay in the Philippines around 1920.

Feb. 25—The bronze sculptures represent members of the Philippine Constabulary, 1st Filipino Division, Filipino Scouts, Filipino Guerillas and the 1st and 2nd Filipino Regiments from Hawaii and the ...

Volunteers from the U.S. Army 1st Regiment, all U.S. Filipino immigrants or U.S. born, were used as radio operators, spies and scouts working with U.S. invasion forces during World War II. In May 2018 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A ceremony at the Filipino Community Center today honored a special group who fought for the country, but had to wait 76 years to be recognized. The names of 11 Filipino ...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii- During the turmoil and chaos of post-World War II Philippines, the Purple Heart medal posthumously awarded to Private First Class Adriano Alagon was lost until today, when a ...

World War II veteran Gary Aranal lost one brother to battle. He lost another, also a veteran, in 1999 because he didn't have the means to cover treatment for his lupus. Aranal says his brother would ...

It was over four centuries ago to the day Saturday that Filipinos set foot on the North American continent for the first time. Now, Filipino Americans are working to sustain a cultural footprint.