Japanese Memorial Marker: Tribute to the Brave
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Inscription on this memorial marker: “TRIBUTE TO THE BRAVE: In remembrance of the 4,500 fallen comrades in-arms of the Japanese Defense Battalion, commanded by Captain Akira Itagaki, the Senior Commander, composed of O-4 Squadron Troop 330, 31st Naval Special Resistance Combat Team, 1st Special Infantry Battalion, 10th Aerial Information Regiment, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment – in tribute to the gallantry of the Filipinos, Americans and Japanese soldiers who fought and dies for a cause on this island. May their souls rest in eternal peace.” Military historians say that of 6,550 Japanese soldiers on the island, only 50 survived. (Taken from http://corregidor.org/heritage_battalion /60thanniv.html)
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