The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.

'The Right and Honorable Thing to Do'

A trifecta of bells that have been on U.S. soil for more than a century were returned to the Philippines last year — a move the VFW supported — despite opposition from some veterans. The bells’ odyssey began Sept. 28, 1901, during the Philippine-American War, when Filipino villagers attacked U.S. troops in Balangiga in the province of Eastern Samar, killing 48 of the 74 members ...