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Welcome to the PSHS Website
Thank you for visiting. Not only does this site have a new look and feel, it has additional stories and fresh content. We hope you enjoy it. As our founding president, Brig. Gen. Reynolds, would say, “Mabuhay ang Philippine Scouts!”
- Sean Conejos, PSHS Webmaster
Philippine Scout History
The Philippine Scouts were not Boy Scouts. They were U.S. Army regulars, consisting of Filipino enlistedmen led by Filipino and American officers. Learn more about the Army organization that bravely defended the Far East from 1901-1949.
Sen. John Patterson passes at 90
The last founding member of the PSHS, Sen. John Patterson, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2026. He dedicated his life to bringing his uncle home, 1st. Lt. Alexander Nininger, a Philippine Scout officer and Medal of Honor recipient. And he was an ardent supporter of our society. Visitation will be held Monday, October 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home, 659 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick, RI. For more information, click here.
The Latest PSHS News
Wayne Wright and bataan-corregidor.com
Wayne Wright is an author, historian, son of a Bataan 31st Infantry veteran, and retired US Navy Lt. Commander. He had reached out to the PSHS through the 31st Infantry Association contacts of Victor Verano, to connect and seek historical guidance about the Philippine Scouts and support for his research on a book project about the Bataan campaign. He had previously published a book about his father Private Guy Wright who served in the US 31st Infantry in Bataan. The book is titled: Bataan - Corregidor - Prisoner of War: The Odyssey of an Underage Combat Infantryman in World War II.
He also has an excellent treasure-trove of a website about the book, his father, and the 31st Infantry: bataan-corregidor.com
The book is available from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bataan-Corregidor-Prisoner-Underage-Infantryman/dp/B0D1LTS7BT/
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Ed and Nadine Ramsey in HER Vision International Film Festival - New York
Never Surrender, and Taking Flight are official selections in the 6th Annual Her Vision International Film Festival in New York on 11/7/2026. The Picture House Regional Film Center, 84 Kraft Ave, Bronxville, New York.
From the HER Vision Film Festival Facebook post:
Never Surrender film at Her Vision International Film Festival
Matthew Hausle is the director of Never Surrender the Ed Ramsey Story narrated by Josh Brolin. It is an Official Selection of the 6th Annual Her Vision International Film Festival. Get your tickets by visiting the industry trusted www.filmfreeway.com/TheHerVisionFilmFestival/tickets now to reserve your seat. Time slot to be announced but you can buy a one film pass and choose to catch only Never Surrender or buy a full day pass to catch all the Official Selections with Q&A panels. See you at the theater!
That's the The Picture House in Bronxville #newyork On November 7th.
Philippine Scouts and Bataan defenders represented in WWII living history event in Rockford, Illinois
The PS heritage is being picked up, promoted, and represented by other people in other parts of the country -- most recently at the Midway Village History Museum WW2 Days event, in Rockford, Illinois.