Equal Justice  March 12th, 2012 by admin Leave a reply »  There
were two battles against the Japanese for the Philippines during
World War II. We lost one and won the other. Though the War
officially ended when the Japanese surrendered in 1945, the
United States Congress decided it was too costly to recognize
the Filipino soldiers’ contributions to the war effort by
passing a law denying them the same benefits as all other
American military personnel. Sixteen million Americans served in
World War II, and Congress thought it would cost too much money
to include Filipino soldiers among those eligible for benefits
of the G.I. Bill. Money should not even have been a
consideration. Though Congress has provided limited legislation
admitting its dishonorable act, this shameful injustice is still
in effect after nearly 65 years. House of Representative Bill
#491, the Equity Act of 2001 would have overturned the Recession
Act of 1946 which denied Filipino soldiers the benefits received
by all other Americans who serve