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SCREEN CAPTURE
Liban Brillantes was accomapnied by his famly when the San Antonio Spurs honored him. |
ASAM NEWS
The smile on Liban Brillantes face said it all. Walked out to center court by the San Antonio Spur mascot and his family, Brillantes basked in the glow of a standing ovation from the military night crowd at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.
During World War II, Brillantes served as a solider in the US Army during World War II, reports Coconuts. When defeat was certain in the opening days of the war, his unit disbanded and disappeared into the jungle and the civilian population.
By day he became a simple farmer but in secret, he was a member of guerrilla unit resisting the Japanese invaders.
Seen as a farmer, he gained the trust of the Japanese soldiers and sent them in the opposite direction of the American soldiers who were being hidden by the guerrillas.
“I feel good that I was able to do service to my countrymen and America,” Brillantes said to the San Antonio Express.
The veteran is a huge Spurs fan and spent his recent birthday at a Spurs game. He’s known about this honor for several months. His granddaughter said he was like a child at Christmas.
“When he heard it, he said, ‘When are we going?! When are we going?!’” said Precious Joy Ross.
Seen as a farmer, he gained the trust of the Japanese soldiers and sent them in the opposite direction of the American soldiers who were being hidden by the guerrillas.
“I feel good that I was able to do service to my countrymen and America,” Brillantes said to the San Antonio Express.
The veteran is a huge Spurs fan and spent his recent birthday at a Spurs game. He’s known about this honor for several months. His granddaughter said he was like a child at Christmas.
“When he heard it, he said, ‘When are we going?! When are we going?!’” said Precious Joy Ross.
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