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Book Signing at Patriots Point, Charleston SC
I will be at Patriots Point on Saturday, April 27 form 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM to do a book signing of my new book, “BAHALA NA (Come What May): A World War II Story of Love, Faith, Courage, Determination and Survival”. The book is set in Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines. Bahala…
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The Second Pearl Harbor
In Manila, ten minutes after the first bomb hit Pearl Harbor, a startled radio operator at Asiatic Fleet headquarters intercepted an unencrypted Morse Code from Adm. Husband Kimmel, the Honolulu-based Pacific Fleet Commander: “AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NO DRILL”. He alerted his duty officer, Marine Lt. Col. William T. Clement, who in…
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TORA…TORA…TORA…
“Tora, tora, tora,” was the code for the successful surprise attack. There was a saying in Japan that, “A tora (tiger) goes out 1,000 ri (2000 miles) and returns without fail.” Even before the first bomb fell, the Japanese knew that the surprise attack was successful: “Tora… Tora… Tora…” The first wave of Japanese bombers…
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Rosalinda Rosales Morgan Publishes her First Historical Novel
Rosalinda Rosales Morgan, a former Oyster Bay, NY resident and community volunteer announces the launching of her first historical novel entitled “Bahala Na (Come What May), A World War II Story of Faith, Love, Courage, Determination and Survival”. Set in Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, from the Mountain Provinces to Batangas, Bahala Na…
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Bahala Na
Welcome to my blog! This site will be devoted to my book Bahala Na (Come What May), a World War II story of love, faith, courage, determination and survival. Topics will include articles about the Philippines and its people. I might include some articles about my journey as a writer. I started this blog to…
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