They were special men in special units, officially designated "Philippine Scouts," a term applied both to the Filipino enlisted men and to their American officers. For a young Filipino man ...

The Scouts were organized in 1901 during the early American occupation of the Philippine Islands. One of the units was the 57th Infantry Regiment. The 57th was charged with holding the line on ...

As early as 1901 the U.S. Army had organized the first Philippine Scouts, whose familiarity with ... the principal enemy these units still had to fight were various Islamic sultanates in southern ...

Credit: Philippine Scouts Heritage Society It was January 16 ... in which the Scouts, some National Guard units, and ten divisions of the poorly trained and poorly equipped Filipino army were the ...

He was 96 years old. Downey served with the Army’s 26 t h Cavalry Philippine Scouts, a decorated unit that still rode horses into battle in the early days of World War II. Half-Filipino by birth ...

This unit was the Philippine Scouts. “Historically, everyone knows about the experiences of minorities in the US Military,” said Plata, on his motivations in creating the film. “There are many ...

We're less familiar with the Philippine Scouts, whose World War II story is at least as stirring as the once-unsung efforts of the Airmen and the Native American tactical communicators.

About 100 police personnel will patrol the 20-kilometer western coast leading to the Zamboanga Economic and Freeport Zone where some 10,000 Boy Scouts from the Philippines and the other ASEAN ...

Shown here are Philippine Scouts at Camp John Hay in the Philippines ... In the years leading up to World War I, the principal enemy these units still had to fight were various Islamic sultanates ...

Pvt. José Nisperos, the first Filipino Medal of Honor recipient, was a member of the U.S. Army Philippine Scouts. Shown here are Philippine Scouts at Camp John Hay in the Philippines around 1920.