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Memorial Cross Atop Mount Samat, Bataan, Philippines
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Memorial Cross Atop Mount Samat, Bataan, Philippines
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At the Foot of Mount Samat - Barrio Nagwaling, Bataan, ...
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Marking the Ascent to Mt Samat, Bataan, Philippines
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Road Up Mount Samat, Bataan, Philippines
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Road Sign Leading to Mt Samat Shrine, Bataan, Philippin...
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Hairpin Turns to Negotiate the Road in Mt Samat, Bataan...
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Mountain Road of Mt Samat, Bataan, Philippines
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Concrete Road Embankment along Mt Samat, Bataan, Philip...
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Outlook Point Overlooking Coast of Bataan, Philippines
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Outlook Point Overlooking Balanga City & Coast of Bataa...
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Pine Trees Occluding View of Bataan Mountains, Philippi...
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View of Bataan Coastline, Manila Bay & Distant Mt Araya...
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Bataan Coastline, Manila Bay & Mt Arayat, Philippines
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Tree-framed Memorial Cross of Mount Samat, Bataan, Phil...
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Overcast Sky Hangs Over the Memorial Cross, Bataan, Phi...
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Shrine's Cornerstone, Mount Samat, Bataan, Philippines
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Shrine's Cypress Vanguards, Mount Samat, Bataan, Philip...
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Memorial Cross High Above the Colonnade, Mount Samat, B...
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Memorial Cross High Above the Colonnade, Mount Samat, B...
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Bronze Military Insignia, Mount Samat, Bataan, Philippi...
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Sculptural Marble Relief, Mount Samat, Bataan, Philippi...
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Vintage WWII Weapons, Mount Samat, Bataan, Philippines
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Vintage WWII Weapon, Mount Samat, Bataan, Philippines
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WWII Artillery Gun, Mount Samat, Bataan, Philippines
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A Cross and a Silenced Gun, Mount Samat, Bataan, Philip...
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Portion of Parapet & a Grandstand, Mount Samat, Bataan,...
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The Colonnade, Mount Samat, Bataan, Philippines
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Album Description:
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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"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 maryan54
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