In search of heroes : the life & times of Lt. Col. Frisco F. San Juan Sr.

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BookPublisher: Taguig : Board of Trustees of the Veterans of WWII, c2013Description: 223 pages : illustrations.ISBN: 9789719575207 (softbound).Subject(s): San Juan, Frisco F

| World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Philippines -- Biography

| Guerrillas -- Philippines -- Biography

Contents:

Early life -- From barrio boy to a 'mistah' -- Becoming a "Hunter" : war comes -- The liaison missions : Huks/FAIT/Markings -- The Intel Net & Town Units -- Sorties, raids & rescues -- Chief of Staff & the Negros mission -- Breaking through the Shimbu line & the Lake Ambush -- The last days of the war -- Studies at Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.A. -- Serving presidents : Roxas & the Customs Patrol, Magsaysay & the PCAC -- Politics in earnest : the Manahan campaign -- Photo gallery -- Moving to Southeast Asia : Saigon, Laos, Thailand -- The businessman : Eastern Construction & Insurance -- Saving Rizal & Laguna Lake : the Rizal Economic Development Commission & the LLDA -- Entering the political arena -- The Congressman -- Batasang Pambansa, the IPU & the 1st Parliamentary visit to Russia -- The 1991 NP search for a candidate -- Victory & defeat : Erap & the Public Estates Authority -- NPC party president -- Postwar work for the veterans -- A need for heroes

Summary: "He grew up on volcanic Talim Island, in the middle of Laguna de Bay. In his pursuit of education, he vied for a scholarship despite the odds. He was rated with a 'C' by his teachers but he proved them wrong by getting to be 'Number 5' in his first year at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio. When WWII broke out, he joined the HUNTERS ROTC Guerrillas, becoming the Chief of Staff of its Supremo, receiving the guerrilla rank of Lt. Colonel. To this day, every veteran and their descendants, particularly the Hunters, refer to him as 'Colonel.' Subsequently, Col. San Juan was sent for further studies to Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.A. The charmed exploits of Col. Frisco San Juan as a guerrilla freedom fighter is also the story of the HUNTER's Guerillas, brought to life once more from the retelling of one of its brave and wise leaders. He was only 20 then, but his mind is still sharp to remember the details of events that happened seventy-two years ago. The saga of the HUNTER Guerillas is one of the most well-loved wartime stories, perhaps because it was about a group made up mostly of young ROTC graduates who organized and trained among themselves and bravely deployed for combat against the mighty Imperial Forces of Japan..." List(s) this item appears in: Guerrilla warfare | WWII heroes

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books, Monographs	Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll.	RHC - Biography / Memoir	DS 686.4 .S26 I5 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	17898

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