Dalton Pass Memorial, Philippines
Greetings PHG fans, I hope the new year is treating you all well. This week, I was checking out the World War II in the Philippines Facebook group and read about the Dalton Pass Memorial. Although I've been to the Philippines several times, I've not made it into the provinces. Balete/Dalton Pass Memorial, Luzon, Philippines Previously called Balete Pass, Dalton Pass is the only overland route into Cagayan Valley from Central Luzon. A highway crosses the pass from north to so
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On this day: Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy
Greetings PHG fans, today we mark a solemn occasion that seems prescient against the backdrop of this week's headlines. On this day 17 January 1893, the Hawaiian Monarchy was overthrown. A group of 13 men calling themselves the ‘Committee of Safety’ ended the rule of Queen Liliʻuokalani and abolished the monarchy, which had ruled Hawai'i for 98 years. A Hawaiian Republic was declared, and the country was annexed by the United States five years later, in the midst of the Spani
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USS Midway (CV-41) - San Diego, California
Greetings PHG fans! Over the holiday break, my family and I had a chance to visit the historic USS Midway , a cold-war era aircraft carrier that is now a museum ship here in San Diego. Named for the battle that took place near Midway Atoll in 1942 , the ship was commissioned eight days after the end of the Second World War. My family at the USS Midway (CV-41) in San Diego, California After a series of modernizations that saw her add an angled deck and increased flight deck sp
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