US Ignores Vet Graves in Philippines

07-04-11, 08:39 AM

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I'm sure you aren't directly saying this however i thought i'd get the message out.

I only said what I said.

papa_smurf · 07-04-11, 01:32 PM

Sounds like you need an equivalent of our Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Jimbuna · 07-04-11, 01:52 PM

I'm wondering if the UK has any similar situations abroad

Platapus · 07-04-11, 02:10 PM

It sounds like this is more a problem with the government of the Philippines than the US government.

Prior to 1991, the USAF had responsibility for maintaining the Clark cemetery. When the USAF left Clark, a memorandum of agreement was signed between the US government and the government of the Philippines stating that the government of the Philippines would be responsible for the upkeep of this cemetery as the cemetery rests on land owned by the Philippine government.

The Philippines have not maintained the cemetery and even after contracting with the Clark Development Corporation, the CDC has not maintained it. Recently the VFW has volunteered to maintain this cemetery, which is a laudable act, but does not detract that this is a failure of the Philippine government not ours.

The question is not should the US government maintain this cemetery, but can the US government maintain it as it does not belong to us. It is not our land.

The CDC and the Philippines have profited from the Clark Freeport Zone. Perhaps it is time for the Philippines to uphold their agreements in maintaining this cemetery.

Jimbuna · 07-04-11, 03:13 PM

If what you have posted is correct (and I have no reason to doubt it is) then the Philippene government should be upholding their part of the agreement.

Platapus · 07-04-11, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

If what you have posted is correct (and I have no reason to doubt it is)

Always doubt what anyone posts on the Internets Tubes.

I have been unsuccessful in locating an online citation for this MOA and that bugs me.

Jimbuna · 07-04-11, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Always doubt what anyone posts on the Internets Tubes.

I have been unsuccessful in locating an online citation for this MOA and that bugs me.

No problem matey....it is plausible to say the least.

07-04-11, 01:32 PM	#2
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Sounds like you need an equivalent of our Commonwealth War Graves Commission. __________________

07-04-11, 01:52 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,630 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'm wondering if the UK has any similar situations abroad __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-04-11, 02:10 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,378 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	It sounds like this is more a problem with the government of the Philippines than the US government. Prior to 1991, the USAF had responsibility for maintaining the Clark cemetery. When the USAF left Clark, a memorandum of agreement was signed between the US government and the government of the Philippines stating that the government of the Philippines would be responsible for the upkeep of this cemetery as the cemetery rests on land owned by the Philippine government. The Philippines have not maintained the cemetery and even after contracting with the Clark Development Corporation, the CDC has not maintained it. Recently the VFW has volunteered to maintain this cemetery, which is a laudable act, but does not detract that this is a failure of the Philippine government not ours. The question is not should the US government maintain this cemetery, but can the US government maintain it as it does not belong to us. It is not our land. The CDC and the Philippines have profited from the Clark Freeport Zone. Perhaps it is time for the Philippines to uphold their agreements in maintaining this cemetery. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-04-11, 03:13 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,630 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	If what you have posted is correct (and I have no reason to doubt it is) then the Philippene government should be upholding their part of the agreement. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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