I know I wouldn’t be here in school right now, working for a better education and hoping to finish off the year with a good grade point average, if my father and his family had never gone after their dreams. I thought about the dream I put down for myself for this upcoming school year, and realized how tiny it was compared to what my father had aimed for when he was my age.
Historically, the Philippines and the United States have been military partners dating as far back as the World War II battleground of Bataan. In 1951, the two countries signed the Mutual Defense Treaty to provide mutual military assistance in case of an armed attack against one of them. From time to time the United States visited, and continues to, practice military exercises with Philippine troops, to ensure a well-coordinated operation when the time comes. Thirteen years after this treaty was signed, my uncle joined the United States Navy from the Philippines to escape poverty, leaving his parents and eleven...
2006-09-19
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