WITH THE AFP CHIEF HINTING ON A WAR BREWING WITH CHINA WE NEED TO REVISIT OUR FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THEM.
In 1950 the Philippines, was just a newly minted republic recovering from the devastation brought about by WW11 But despite this,as a member of the UN and an ally of the US we sent troops the PEFTOK The first batch was the 10th BCT that landed in PUSAN, KOREA in1950. Coming from the tropics our soldiers not only survived the bitter cold of winter, the worst recorded for that country that time but fought the North Koreans and the red Chinese horde in their Spring Offensive proving themselves formidable foes, defending the UN line and earning the admiration of UN Troops.
