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Mt Samat National Shrine, Bataan, Philippines

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It was on a gray, rainy morning on Oct. 31, 2008 when my family visited the Shrine of Valor's Colonnade & Memorial Cross - fitting memorial to Filipino & American soldiers who shed blood in WWII to defend my beloved country, Philippines.

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  • Hi Maryann i enjoyed looking at you albums..you know I was encourage to visit the places that we've been. How can we go to Mt. Samat by commuting only. Thanks in advance.

    said of ahlaizzahlyonalexis ahlaizzahlyonalexi... 11 months 18 days ago

  • Hi Mary Ann - I was station at Clark AB 1985 until Pinatubo erupted - I love the Philippines - I send you warm sunshine from The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village, Destin Florida USA - I recently visited your photos and enjoyed them very much - We should be Webshots friends - Please visit my page and invite me as I cannot invite people because Webshots has blocked me from inviting people because I am too friendly - If you get some time, please take a look at what I’ve been doing – Many of my photos have been featured - All my art starts as a normal digital photograph – But, I think you might be surprised that I do not use any special digital manipulation software to create it – I pride myself on only using the basic rudimentary tools provided with my Canon camera – ZoomBrowser – I only tweak contrast, saturation, brightness and color tone curve adjustments to achieve the desired effect – The use of ChromaDepth 3D glasses great enhances the effect – Thanks - - Hugs - - Larry

    said of badhabitslounge badhabitslounge 11 months 22 days ago

  • Hi Mary! Thanks for sharing this super beautiful album with the world community; I am an admirer of your talented photography. You have added some very nice pics in this album & I warmly enjoying their beauties. My best wishes for you. Greetings from Sharif

    said of sharif53 sharif53 11 months 23 days ago

  • Hi Mary Ann, This is another beautiful album of a historic place there in the Philippines. This province is known for the its Death March and the gallantry of the Philippine and U.S. Military under the USAFFE during WWII. My fellow Veterans there in the Philippines deserve all the honors they get for their courage in their fight to keep the flames of democracy burning. Your composition is exquisite as ever! Regards, Ding

    said of fdguin fdguin 11 months 23 days ago

  • Mary Ann, I enjoyed this beautiful album even though the weather didn't cooperate with you. Very interesting history. Thanks for sharing. Write soon, Hugs, Carol

    said of albertsville albertsville 11 months 24 days ago

  • "Mount Samat is a mountain in the Town of Pilar, Province of Bataan, Republic of the Philippines that is the site of the Dambana ng Kagitingan or "Shrine of Valor". Along with the island fortress of Corregidor, Mt Samat was the site of the most vicious battle against the Japanese Imperial Army in 1942 during the Battle of Bataan. Suffering heavy losses against the Japanese all over Luzon, Filipino and American soldiers retreated to Bataan Peninsula to regroup for a last valiant but futile stand. This retreat to Bataan is part of a United States strategy known as War Plan Orange. After fierce battle lasting 3 days, 78,000 exhausted, sick and starving men under Major General Edward P. King surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942. It was, and still is, the single largest surrender of U.S. and Philippine Forces ever. These forces were then led on the Bataan Death March. The mountain is now a war memorial. A huge white cross stands as a mute but eloquent reminder of the men who died there. It also acts as a tourist attraction with a war museum nearby that has a wide array of displays from paintings of the Philippine heroes to armaments used by the American, Filipino and Japanese forces during the heat of the battle." (Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Samat)

    said of maryan54 maryan54 11 months 29 days ago

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