"...the President Pierce steamed into the Straits of San Bernardino. We could scent the sweet smell upon the air. Suddenly there was tufted green everywhere, rising peacefully above the azure ocean, a hundred islands dense with coconut palms, lined with white beaches, their coves bobbling with the bancas of fishermen..."
– Edwin Price Ramsey, "Lieutenant Ramsey's War"
Colonel Ed Ramsey, Fort Stotsenberg, Philippines
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Lt. Ramsey on Brynn Awryn |
Fort Stotsenberg |
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Clark Field, pre-war |
26th Cavalry Memorial, Clark Field |
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26th Cavalry Monument, Ft. Stotsenburg |
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June 22, 1941 - Fort Stotsenberg, Philippines
26th Cavalry
MacArthur Memorial Museum - Podcast
The MacArthur Museum in Virginia offers a series of podcasts dealing with MacArthur's legacy. One podcast in particular may be of interest to those who would like to learn more about the 26th Cavalry Regiment and the final US Cavalry charge, led by Edwin Ramsey. Below is a link to that podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1618177/7499773