From an email written by Bob Wright: "Attached are some photographs of Santi (and me) at Bayanihan last year. Bayanihan, in the native Tulog language, means “a community coming together” in the spirit of communal unity and cooperation. "The top photos show Santi pointing to himself in the photo to the right, when he was in high school in Portland. I just had to horn in and pat him on the shoulder for the photographer. In the middle photo, I’m pointing to Santi when somebody had asked to meet him. In the lower left photo, Santi is receiving the personal “challenge coin” from a retired two-star US Army general, who, like Santi had been born in the Philippines, in or near Manilla. There was a lot of cultural dancing, music and singing. If you would like to see more (much more), go to the following links. Santi is in some of the photos, including Albert, his younger brother, the youngest in the large family."

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Santiago with Bob Wright and other friends at the Council of Filipino American Association, where he was honored for his military service. The event was called a Bayanihan. Bayanihan, in the native Tulog language, means “a community coming together” in the spirit of communal unity and cooperation.

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Santiago was honored for his military service at the Counsel of Filipino American Association Conference in 2019. This photo shows him pointing to a photograph of himself with his family that was on display for the event. The text referring to his father of the same name, states: "First Lieutenant Santiago Tabino and Family. Santiago Tabino, seated, 2nd from left, joined the Philippine Scouts on July 25, 1925, survived the Bataan Death March and was a prisoner of war at Camp O'Donnell. He immigrated to the United States in 1946 as military personal of the United States Army. After 33 years in the military service, he retired as a First Lieutenant." Santiago followed in his father's footsteps and was a proud Marine.

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Santiago's military service was honored at the Council of Filipino American Association's Convention titled "Bayanihan." He was awarded a commemorative coin.

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Santiago smiling at Wildwood.

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Santiago making a silly face at the Wildwood event.

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