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March 3, 1945 – Battle for Manila Ends
Originally posted on Subli: Seventy-three years ago on March 3, 1945, the Battle for Manila ended with the city in ruin. By that time the battle started on February 3, majority of the bridges over Pasig River had been destroyed by the Japanese in anticipation of the Americans advancing into the city. During the month-long…
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Los Banos (2)
Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper: New Bilibid Prison Heading out from New Bilibid Prison, the group also turned south down Highway 1 and eventually turned off at Mamatid, along the western shore of Laguna de Bay and about five miles above the San Juan River. Here, the entire convoy went into bivouac under a canopy…
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Update on the missing Heidi Todd
The Whitney Lake Community came together for a Prayer Vigil tonight at 7 PM in front of our Community Dock. At the end of the prayer service, it was announced that Mayor Tecklenburg of Charleston would have a news conference at 8 PM. Here is the link to Mayor Tecklenburg’s…
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An Awful Day for Whitney Lake Residents
Whitney Lake is a close-knit community and we are always looking after each other. So when the news came out of a missing girl from one of our streets, the whole neighborhood was all out in full force searching everywhere. Together with the police force and the fire department, the residents of Whitney Lake were…
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Cupid, Red Rose and Valentine
This month as we celebrate Valentine’s Day, it is interesting to note that the rose is not only a symbol of love but a symbol of discretion. Legend has it that Cupid gave a red rose to Harpocrates, the god of silence, to bribe him to secrecy over the dalliance of Venus and so…
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Need a New Health Insurance
I was looking for some photos and came across this note. I thought it is worth sharing. A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird’s chest. After a moment or…
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The Best Football Game I’ve Watched
I’m sure I’m on the minority but football and I do not seem to go together even if my kids were very involved in sport when they were growing up. All kinds of sport. They started with soccer, then went on to baseball. After the little league, my youngest son, Alex, played football and…
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