Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 5 ga Oktoba, 1899, Garland ya ɗauki asalin namiji na Beebe Beam kuma ya bi sojojin Amurka zuwa Philippines a 1899 don shiga cikin
Yaƙin Philippine na shekara guda, yana rubutu, "Na ga yaƙi kuma na rayu da shi". Beam ya kasance ɗan ɗaki a kan jirgin jigilar sojoji "City of Para" don biyan hanyar zuwa Philippines. Beam ya kamu da rashin lafiya a kan tafiya kuma an sa shi a bakin bayan da kyaftin ya gano game da jima'i na Beam. Sojojin da suka yi rajista sun tattara kuɗi don sayen tikiti. Lokacin da kyaftin din ba zai ba Beam damar komawa jirgin ba, sojojin sun ba Beam kayan aiki kuma sun ɓoye Beam har sai sun kasance lafiya daga Hawaii. An sake gano Beam kuma an tsare shi, amma, ya yi ado a matsayin soja, Beam ya tsere kuma ya bi rundunonin zuwa garuruwan Philippines. Beam ya yi aiki a matsayin mai fassarar harshen Mutanen Espanya da kuma likita, yana zaune a sansanin soja tare da na goma sha shida, ashirin da tara, arba'in da biyu, da kuma arba'in da biyar na Amurka Volunteer Infantry regiments. A wannan lokacin a cikin Philippines, Beam bai shiga cikin fada ba, amma ya shaida yakin San Mateo kuma ya shiga cikin tafiye-tafiye da yawa a duk faɗin Luzon. Beam ya bi sojojin Amurka zuwa Santa Cruz, Laguna de Bey, Camarines, da Caloccan, da kuma Manila da ƙananan garuruwa.