links: http://www.army.mil.ph/pr/2014/apr/240414.html
Army remembers 63rd year of the Battle of Yuldong
FORT BONIFACIO, Taguig City
– The Philippine Army remembers the courage and gallantry in action
shown by our Filipino soldiers as it joins the 63rd Anniversary of the
Battle of Yuldong today, April 23, at the Korean War Memorial Pylon,
Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City.
A wreath laying ceremony and a
commemorative program was conducted with His Excellency Lee Hyuk,
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Philippines as the guest of
honor.
Filipino Soldiers during the Battle
On September of 1950, the 10th Battalion
Combat Team was sent to Korea to compose the Philippine Expeditionary
Force to Korea or PEFTOK. They were deployed to South Korea in
fulfillment of the Philippines pledge of assistance to the United
Nation’s effort to stem North Korea’s Communist invasion of South Korea
in 1950s.
When Allied forces neared the Yalu
River, the boundary between Korea and China, Chinese troops attacked,
all UN forces retreated, except the Filipinos, who, rallying under the
flag and defying orders, remained and engaged the Chinese in a bitter
close quarter fighting.
Considering the strength of the Chinese,
UN Command ordered the Filipino forces to disengage. They were
surprised to learn that the Filipinos ignored the order and they were
still fighting the enemy up to the last man. They fought on and inspired
the whole UN effort to stem the Communist attack. It would be an
understatement to say that they prevented the UN front from collapsing.
During this year’s celebration, the
Philippine Army as well as people of the Republic of Korea remembers the
heroism of the PEFTOK soldiers and their invaluable service not just to
the country, but to the attainment of world peace as well.
“7,000 Filipino soldiers fought side by
side with other UN Forces in the battle of Yuldong against the forces of
North Korea and China for the people of South Korea. We will never
forget that”, said Ambassador Lee Hyuk.
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