Please join the USS Hornet and the Bataan Legacy Historical Society as we host an event to start off Filipino-American History month.

Program for the day (subject to change):

Opening of Exhibition – Philippine American History Month

120 Years of Loyal & Faithful Service by Filipinos in the U.S. Navy

Sunday, October 3, 2021 at 1PM

Program

12:45PM Filipino Songs by the Universal Choir, Daly City, CA

1:00PM Emcee LT Lorna Mae Devera introduces Mark Epperson, CEO of the USS Hornet. Introduction of Organizers-Bataan Legacy, Friends & Family of Nisei Veterans, USSTTC.

1:05PM Presentation of Colors by Joint Service Color Guards led by SFC Steven Alvarez followed by National Anthems of the U.S. and the Philippines by the Universal Choir

1:15PM Invocation by Rev. Leonard Oakes, Holy Child & St. Martin Episcopal Church, Daly City, CA

1:20PM Philippine Consul General in San Francisco, the Honorable Neil Frank R. Ferrer

1:25PM An Ancient Mariner Delivered by Precilla Williams, 9th Grade Student, Jesse Bethel High School, Vallejo, CA

1:30PM Legacy of Filipinos in the U.S. Navy by CAPT Leo Albea, Director J8, Joint Functional Component Command, Integrated Missile Defense

1:40PM Sa Sariling Bayan (In My Own Country) by Jean Judith Javier-Tiu, Guitar Accompaniment by Rev. Leonard Oakes

1:45PM Closing Remarks and Thank You by Cecilia Gaerlan, Executive Director, Bataan Legacy Historical Society

1:50PM God Bless America by Jean Judith Javier Tiu, Guitar Accompaniment by Rev. Leonard Oakes

1:55PM Retiring of Colors by the Joint Service Color Guards,

Throwing of Wreath from the Fantail and Taps by SFC Brian Williams