Welcome to the Reunion 2004 page of MekongCircle.org. This page provides a recap of the events of our Fifth Reunion held Aug. 6-8 in Chicago. Thank you to everyone who made the event a rousing success!
If you did not attend the Chicago reunion, give a donation or buy an ad, and you would like a copy of the souvenir program and members' directory, please send $5.00 per set for mailing and handling to: Louie Tabano, Chicago Reunion Treasurer, 7143 N. Sioux Court, Chicago, IL 60646. Please make your check payable to "Mekong Circle."
Now Available: "Filipinos in Laos"
Released during our 5th reunion, the book is a history describing the non-combat service of more than 900 Filipinos in Laos during the Indochina war years of 1950s to the 1970s can now be ordered.
The 231-page, soft-cover volume has several parts to it -- the 1957-1960 beginnings of Operation Brotherhood in Laos; the events since then up to the termination of its operations in 1975; the exploits of Filipinos who served with Air America, USAID Laos, Bird & Sons, and Continental Air Services.
Also included are chronologies of major events during the 18-year stay (1957-1975) of the Filipinos in the Kingdom. A 12-page index lists all the names -- Filipino, Lao, Americans and Thai mentioned in the book. A selection of black and white photos of Filipinos at work is also in the book.
"Filipinos in Laos" is authored by a Filipino Jesuit, Fr. Miguel Bernad and J. "Pete" Fuentecilla who produced the Mekong Circle reunion newsletters. It is so far the only record in book form of our work in Laos that you can offer to your children, parents and associates who need a full understanding of what we did in our youth in a country they have never heard before.
"Filipinos In Laos" is $20 plus shipping and handling
To order, contact:
Books By Bookends, 232 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone (201) 670-1440 or (201) 445-0726
e-mail dave@booksbybookends.com.
For more information on the book, e-mail Pete Fuentecilla or call (718) 468-3038.
