Charge d’Affaires Y. Robert Ewing leads US Embassy officials in awarding the US Congressional Gold Medal to Sergeant Alfredo de Leon del Rosario, 97, the oldest living World War II veteran in to receive the award in this ceremony in Tagum City, on 25 February 2026. Del Rosario served in the 15th Infantry, United States Army Forces in the Philippines-Northern Luzon. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN