Filipino Americans in the Military

Jon Melegrito


Antonio Taguba

A retired major general in the United States Army. He was the second American citizen of Philippine birth to be promoted to general officer rank in the United States Army

Chairman of FilVetREP

Taguba is best known for authoring the Taguba Report, an internal United States Army report on abuse of detainees held at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.



The Filipino Veteran Recognition and Education Project (FILVETREP)

The Congressional Gold Medal

Repeal the Recission Act

Oral Histories: stories of sacrifice and civil rights