Since the end of the 19th Century, much of US history has been marred by meddling in the affairs of other nations. From ...
Two soldiers will posthumously receive Medals of Honor for their combat heroics in the Philippines in 1899 that they never ...
In his defense, MacArthur was also motivated by an understandable concern for the fate of thousands of Filipino and American prisoners of war being held on Luzon, as well as the Filipino ...
Sick and scarred, veterans began forming local organizations in 1899 when they returned from the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War. Supporting each other, they worked to secure ...
and Philippine–American War (1899–1902). The two organizations merged in 1914, creating the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. The VFW was chartered by Congress in 1936.
The Philippines and the US have a long and difficult relationship, starting with the Philippine-American war in 1899 that lasted three years. It resulted in thousands of deaths on both sides - but ...