Were you able to go to the Zamboanga City area?  I just assume you met your wife in Manila or Cebu as they were the two huge Naval bases used for R&R and repair back then. I did spend a couple days in Manila, and another couple in Cebu, but the rest of the nearly month was spent outside of, or in the city of Davao. I was in the Philippines as a guest of a Filipino judge. He was born, and raised in the village I stayed in. A few years later one of his younger brothers was able to visit the US, and ended up being allowed to stay/work here. Although I didn’t have anything to do with his ability to stay in the US, I did hire him once all the paperwork was finalized. … Anyway, I could go on about many other aspects of my travel, or time in the Philippines, but it was a really crazy scenario that would require a few chapters. I would leave you with this, I have a niece that is half Filipino from my American SIL, and the Judges brother (may he rip).

No way we could safely visit those areas today, but man would I love to have another opportunity like I did then. Safely of course.

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