Children of the Sun-Subic Bay: How volunteers saved Subic Bay from Mount Pinatubo eruption, transformed the former Navy Base (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781448629220)

When the Philippine Senate announced in 1991 that it would not extend U.S. military bases in the country, many predicted that the facilities left by the Americans in the former Subic Bay Naval Base would be looted Much to their surprise, the 8,000 volunteers, whom we proudly call the Children of the Sun, proved them wrong. The Americans left behind a $8 billion facility and because of the volunteers not a single thing was stolen. The forest in Subic Bay and its rich flora and fauna were safeguarded. All this and much more were achieved through the efforts of those who willingly served without pay. The Children of the Sun arose as one to meet the herculean trials presented to them, united by a common purpose and by common values-duty, honor, courage, and, above all, love of family and country.This is their story.

Author: Gerald R. Anderson
ISBN-10: 1448629225
ISBN-13: 9781448629220
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2009
Pages: 270
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.57d