1918 Nurses during the Influenza Pandemic While gunfire and bombs raged in Europe during WW1 - hoards of otherwise healthy young men reported ill in crowded military bases and in the war's front lines. Soon, they reported experiencing the typical symptoms of flu. Their medics soon realized that this is not the typical seasonal flu. Many of these young men will then suffer and die among millions of others as the " Spanish flu " spread exponentially and reach places far flung

The Manila men or Tagalas from the Philippine Islands were among the early Filipino settlers in the United States.