Battle of Dalton Pass recalled

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — Hundreds of World War II Filipino and American veterans are expected to gather at Dalton Pass in the mountain town of Santa Fe tomorrow for the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Dalton Pass.

Ben Moses Ebreo, manager of the Philippine Information Agency-Nueva Vizcaya Information Center, said the yearly commemoration started in the early 1990s to honor the heroism of Filipino and American soldiers who fought fiercely in retaking the Pass from the Japanese Imperial Army. — Charlie Lagasca

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