Pictured from left are: Nestor Aliga, The American Legion (TAL) Manuel L. Quezon Post 603 of Vallejo, Event Co-coordinator; Vallejo Vice-Mayor Rozzana Verder-Aliga, EmCee; US Army Brigadier General Steven Balitaan McLaughlin; Philippine Deputy Consul General Raquel Solano; Mayor Robert McConnell; Heather McLaughlin; and TAL Corregidor Post 510 Officers Rod dela Concepcion and Edward Tacdol. Not shown is US Representative John Garamendi who spoke and provided congressional certificates of appreciation.
Recently, several next of kin of WWII Veterans were presented with U.S. Congressional Gold Medals (CGM) at the Vallejo JFK Library.
The next CGM ceremony is on October 28, 1-3 p.m. at the Vallejo JFK Library and all WWII Veterans of the U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) are encouraged to apply soonest. Please go to https://filvetrep.org/congressional-gold-medal/application/ for details.
Author: Nestor Aliga
Nestor Aliga was born in the Philippines and migrated to Vallejo, CA in 1967. He was in the US Marine Corps from 1974 to 1976 then in the US Army from 1976 to 2008. He is a life-member of the Big-Three, www.CALEGION.org, www.VFWCA.org, and www.DAVCAL.org.