The United States Senate has approved a bill awarding the Congressional Gold Medal for Filipino and Filipino-American soldiers in the US and the Philippines who fought in World War II under the US Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). The medal is the highest civilian award that can be bestowed by the US government on an individual or group which performed significant achievement that has impact on American history and culture. The bill, the Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal (CGM) Act, seeks the awarding of the medal to the Filipino and Filipino-American soldiers, numbering over 260,000, who were with the USAFFE in World War II. US Congress Building(Photo courtesy of Wikipedia via Manila Bulletin /mb.com.ph) The bill was filed in the Senate by Sen. Mazie Hirono, with Sen. Dean Heller as lead co-sponsor. It gained the bipartisan co-sponsorship of 72 US senators, described as a [...]
