Surrounded by community members and Filipino veterans, members of the King County Council honored Filipino WWII Veterans who will be recognized by Congress later this month.
As part of the Metropolitan King County Council’s recognition of Filipino History Month, councilmembers on Oct. 16 also celebrated Filipino veterans who are being recognized by Congress for their service during World War II.
On Oct. 25th, 1965, the members of the Philippines Commonwealth Army and the Special Philippines Scouts joined the Allied Forces to fight in the Pacific, as part of the U.S. Armed Forces of the Far East.
There are still 12 living veterans from this region who will be receiving the Congressional Gold Medal, as well as other family members of deceased veterans who will be traveling to Washington, D.C. at the end of the month for the celebration.