ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – This weekend, city officials and veterans commemorated the 84th anniversary of the fall of Bataan-Corregidor, a historic event when American and Filipino troops joined forces on the Bataan peninsula against the Japanese. Out of the many service members sent overseas, nearly 2,000 New Mexican soldiers served alongside Filipino soldiers.
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Members of the Memorial Foundation of New Mexico and the Filipino-American Association of New Mexico came together to keep the legacy alive at Bataan Memorial Park…