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Philippine-American Friendship Park 2017 and 2026

01 PHIL-AM Park, this is a 2017 picture of the Phil-Am Park, Topside on Corregidor. ————————————————- The Philippine-American Friendship Park is now located Topside on Corregidor Island, the ex Fort Mills, next to the Cine and south of it. It has a nice stature of a Filipino and an American soldier supporting each other in […]

VFW Post 11447 (Subic) visited Corregidor 2026.

Joe09 Corregidor picture shows VFW11447 arriving inside of the North Mine Dock on the North Shore of Corregidor with Villa Carmen boats. ———————————————– Members, spouses and friends of VFW Post Paul P. Busek 11447 visited Corregidor to observe the Liberation First Flag 81st Anniversary of the 503d PIR raising the US 48Star Flag on […]

Battery Way 2026, VFW Post 11447 in Subic Bay

LAS05 Battery Way 2026, VFW 11447, a 12 motor gun of Battery Way and the Captain Bill Massello and “Erie” Battery, 60th Coast Artillery Plaque is dead center in this picture. ——————————————— Battery Way of the former Fort Mills on Corregidor was visited by Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 11447 Paul P. Busek on the […]

Malinta Tunnel 2026, Visit by VFW Post 11447

LAS07 Malinta Tunnel 2026, VFW11447, the Philippine Flag is flying proudly in the Malinta Tunnel and is greeting our visit. ————————————————- The VFW Post Paul P. Busek 11447 visited Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills, on the 81st Anniversary of the Liberation of Corregidor on the 16th Feb 2026, the day of the Rock Force […]

VFW Post 11447, Corregidor First Flag 81st Anniversary

When the 503rd returned to Corregidor, 1st Sgt. Carl N. Shaw of Reg. HQ and HQ Co. saw to it that the flag be raised again shortly after landing. His 2 volunteers were T-5 Frank G. Arrigo and Pfc. Clyde I. Bates. Click here! ————————- Corregidor First Flag 81st Anniversary, VFW Post Paul P. Busek […]

Corregidor Flags Stories

Corregidor Flag 04, a better copy! General Douglas MacArthur’s quote, “I see the old flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down,” was spoken on March 2, 1945, on Corregidor Island. ——————————————————————— Corregidor Flags Stories Section # One (1) On the 16th of Feb. 2026 the […]

Corregidor 2026

#C31 picture is an old picture, about one year old, of the west entrance to the Malinta Hill Tunnel complex. The cage was built against fallen rocks, I believe. On this trip or others the tours do not take visitors into the tunnel anymore. I believe they only take them to the east entrance but […]

Capas Railroad Station, 2024-12-19

#10 image. # 10 to #13 Capas Railroad Station. These 4 pictures are of the front, the street arrival side of the Capas rail road station. It looks pretty good; the false ceiling seems to be intact. I know in the past the BBB donated money to get it in good shape and open a […]

Port Dizon in Subic Bay?

Port Dizon #05 picture, the storage bins at Port Dizon for the ore to be shipped out. This picture is over 20 years old. ———————————————————- Port Dizon in Subic Bay? How many of our sailors knew that there was a Dizon Mine and a Port Dizon in our Subic Bay neighborhood? So, I collected […]

February 2020 Corregidor Trip

John Moffitt’s pic #13 The trip was to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 503d PRCT airborne assault onto Corregidor. This was the start to retaking the island from the Japanese on February 16th, 1945. What made the trip memorable was the presence of the last remaining paratrooper who jumped on Corregidor that day. Dick […]