This website is dedicated to all soldiers
of Pilipino descent who served in the United States military during the Korean War. The mission
of this website is to reclaim our forgotten military history and heritage in the United States
Armed Forces.
We start with the name list of
our Pilipino Korean War Veterans from their respective home state of (military) record or state of residence. Many of the
initial listings will come from the State of Hawaii, since my first project is about Pilipinos
in Hawaii
http://filipinosgone2hawaii.tripod.com
Included
in this website are guest webpages for the Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea (Peftok) consisting of the five Philippine
Army Battalion Combat Teams (BCT) who fought in the war from 1950 to 1953 attached to U.S. military command and subsequently
provided police force during the armistice period from 1954 to 1955 under the United Nations military command. Seven
thousand Pilipino soldiers had served in the 10th, 20th, 19th, 14th, 2nd (BCT), had suffered 468 casualties (112
died; 356 wounded) and had won 600 military medals or decorations during the war and the armistice. Philippine Army officers included
Lt. Fidel V. Ramos, the future President of the Philippines.
War journalists included Benigno Aquino, the future husband of President Corazon Aquino and Atty. Johnny F. Villasanta,
twice recipient of Philippines Legion
of Honor. Everyone is encourage to visit
www.geocities.com/peftok
for a much more detailed and well-written
information about the Korean War than my own website could ever provide. Art Villasanta, the website owner is the historian
and tireless advocate who kept his father’s war from being forgotten.
Since, the Philippines
is the host country of the U.S. military bases, the role that the Pilipinos played
in the wars that involved Asian countries like Japan, Korea & Vietnam can not and should not be ignored. This awareness
of our unique history is the responsibility of every living Pilipino. I offer you this website as a limited resource for the
Korean War. It is my hope that my love for the Philippines history and culture overcome my lack of scholarly
credential.
