August 14, 1945
FLASH! WAR IS OVER! Japan has accepted all the terms of surrender. Now the announcement is official. Rejoicing all around. Everybody believes that we will… Read More »August 14, 1945
FLASH! WAR IS OVER! Japan has accepted all the terms of surrender. Now the announcement is official. Rejoicing all around. Everybody believes that we will… Read More »August 14, 1945
The Lieutenant came and told us that Admiral Nimitz is now conferring with the Japanese officials, probably on the terms of the Armistice. Some consider… Read More »August 14, 1945, Tuesday
Monday the 13th is considered by some as a bad day. It was for Luis, one of our two orderlies. He was taken by ambulance… Read More »August 13, 1945, Monday
After Mass and breakfast, while I was inside our quarters, pandemonium broke out down below. Everybody was jumping and yelling, “War is over!”. We all… Read More »August 12, 1945, Sunday
Big News. Russia declared war against Japan. This is now practically a war by the whole world against Japan. Taking into consideration the military strength… Read More »August 9, 1945, Thursday
We learned of the defeat of Premier Churchill of Great Britain by Clement Attlee, a Laborite. Politics is certainly a most ungrateful game. It was… Read More »August 8, 1945, Wednesday
We were visited or rather inspected by Lt. Col. Jaime Velasquez and Maj. Hanz Menzi, both of the Police Command. They seem to be ranking… Read More »August 6, 1945, Monday
Another incident happened during lunchtime. A colonist seemed to have lost his way and he was passing very near the messhall where we eat. A… Read More »August 5, 1945, Sunday
Today has been declared a legal holiday to commemorate the death anniversary of Pres. Quezon. This is a very fitting tribute, Pres. Quezon will pass… Read More »August 1, 1945 Wednesday