'Return to the Philippines' with Marie Vallejo, James Scott

"Return to the Philippines" explores the critical role of Filipino infantry regiments in the Allied campaign to reclaim the Philippines from Japanese occupation. Featuring Marie Silva Vallejo and James M. Scott, the session explores the historical context of Filipino-American military collaboration, secret missions supporting guerilla forces, and their significant contributions to intelligence and resistance efforts.
This session is part of The National WWII Museum's 2024 International Conference on World War II presented by the Pritzker Military Foundation, on behalf of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. For more information: www.nationalww...
The International Conference on World War II is the premier adult educational event bringing together the best and brightest scholars, authors, historians, and witnesses to history from around the globe to discuss key battles, personalities, strategies, issues, and controversies of the war that changed the world. Joining the featured speakers are hundreds of attendees who travel from all over the world to learn and connect with each other through engaging discussions, question-and-answer periods, book signings, and receptions throughout the weekend.
Marie Vallejo has a degree in education and pursued graduate studies in psychology. Her corporate life was in data security and internal auditing at Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, California. She authored The Battle of Ising, about the WWII battle for the liberation of Mindanao, Philippines. She has served on the board of the American Historical Collection in Manila, managed the Museum Volunteers of the Philippines’ WWII history course modules, and given talks on WWII subjects. Vallejo spearheaded the scanning of the Guerrilla Recognition Program files in the Philippine Archives Collection at the US National Records and Administration that began the Philippine Veterans Administration Office’s mission to scan the entire collection and make it available online to show the Filipinos’ contribution to WWII history.
James Scott, a former Nieman Fellow at Harvard, is the author of Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor, which was a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist and named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews, The Christian Science Monitor, and Fort Worth Star-Telegram. His other works include The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan and The Attack on the Liberty: The Untold Story of Israel’s Deadly 1967 Assault on a US Spy Ship, which won the Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison Award. Scott’s fourth book, Rampage, was named one of the Best Books of 2018 by the editors at Amazon, Kirkus Reviews, and Military Times. In addition, Scott has been interviewed on national television, public radio, and in newspapers ranging from The New York Times to The Washington Post. Scott also was a featured presenter on the Smithsonian Channel’s television series Hell Below and at the 2018 International Conference on World War II. Scott lives with his wife and two children in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.

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Excellent presentation by Ms. Vallejo. I have a personal connection as my wife is Filipino. On my first trip to the Philippines I visited Corregidor. This lecture has boosted my interest even more and I look forward to reading “Dauntless” by Marie Vallejo. Many thanks!! 🇺🇸 🇵🇭.

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Excellent

[@USAFCCF]

I really enjoyed this discussion. Thank you!