Article Title: Filipino WWII veterans receive Congressional Gold Medal
Snippet of Article: "...At the time, the Philippines was a U.S. commonwealth. During World War II, over 260,000 Filipinos fought in defense of the United States against the Japanese in the Pacific theater of military operations. They were promised full benefits for fighting under the American flag. But in 1946, President Harry Truman signed the Rescission Act of 1946 that retroactively annulled benefits ..."
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