Word: aguinaldo
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...reminded of the situation in which my grandfather (Trooper Hawley's great-grandfather) was placed during the early years of this century. The perceived threat was in the Philippines, and a Republican President, wielding a "big stick," wanted to ensure peace and maintain American interests. Some have called the Aguinaldo Philippine insurrection and its aftermath America's first Vietnam. I guess things really never change over the course of a century. STEVE ARMSTRONG Lincolnshire, Illinois Via E-mail...