Mexican Air Force " Aztec Eagles, 201 Squadron" helped to liberate the Philippines. Are they heroes ?

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Public Comments

1. Sure!
2. They are in my book!
3. Of course, why wouldn't they be?
4. Sure. No one hates Mexico or Mexicans - we just have a serious problem that needs to be addressed.
5. They did a great service for their country.
6. I don't know about mexican that they went to philippines.I never heard about them just from you.Probably because i was cutting classes ( Anyway, i did cutting classes lol) but read this please. This is our true story. The Philippine Islands during WWII played a major part in many campaigns and operations by both the Americans and Japanese. Invaded in December of 1941 by a Japanese amphibious force, the islands were captured and American General MacArthur made his famous vow "I shall return" to Filipinos. American forces liberated the island after the Naval and island fighting at Leyte at the end of 1944 that preceded the American recapture of Luzon which started on January 9, 1945. The many parts of the enormous island archipelago were effected by the war both directly and indirectly. Japanese soldiers fought on the island until the end of the war, and some beyond then! See Japanese Holdout site for more information. Cataloging wrecks in such a large area is much harder than for the smaller island groups and chains in other parts of the Pacific. Please submit information on wrecks, dive sites and relics to contribute information in this section. The Philippines gained full independence from the United States on July 4, 1946. Region I - V Luzon Largest island in the Philippines, and capital Manila Leyte First Philippine island to be liberated in 1944. Samar Island adjacent to Leyte, airfield Batanes Island group located between Luzon and Formosa Cebu Island between Leyte and Negros Islands Panay Western Visayas, Ilo Ilo port city Masbate Located to the south-east of Luzon: Masbate, Ticao and Burias Islands Region IV-B Lubang Island SW of Manila, Japanese holdout Mindoro Island south of Luzon Palawan Small archipelago SW of Manila Coron Bay Off Busuanga Island, where 11 Japanese transports ships were sunk Region VII Negros (Oriental and Occidental) Central Philippines Island Bohol Province including the island of Bohol Region IX - XII Mindanao Southernmost Philippines Island, second largest ARMM Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanan