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Zg156. The 48 Star US Flag was raised again on Corregidor on the 78th Anniversary, 16th Feb. 2023. This picture is courtesy of Mr. Jerry Rollin, the Corregidor Island Operations Consultant who assisted us with the CFI On-Island Staff.

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Zg141. We are raising the 48 Star US Flag on the flagpole of the new First Flag Memorial/Marker, just west of the former Fort Mills Parade Ground.

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Zg148. I added this picture because it is about a Corregidor Hero, Pvt. Lloyed G. McCarter. This sign is posted near where he did his magnificent fighting. And I want to show the shirt I wore for today’s flag raising event. Yes, I know, I’m Navy but I like this shirt for walking and the […]

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Zg147. One of the plaques on the First Flag Memorial/Marker telling the story of T-5 Frank G. Arrigo and Pfc. Clyde I. Bates

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Zg146. The other two Friends of Corregidor next to the First Flag Memorial/Marker, John Moffitt and Paul Whitman. The 4th Friend, Kevin Strahm did not get on these pictures, he was the photographer.

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Zg145. The venue of the First Flag Memorial/Marker, just west of the former Fort Mills Parade Ground.

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Zg144. The 4 Corregidor Friends who are frequent Corregidor Visitors and have returned for the 78th Flag Raising Anniversary. Left to right, Kevin Strahm (grew up in the Philippines & visited Corregidor in 1990); Karl Welteke, retired US Navy man, visited Corregidor over 60 time; Paul Whitman, web master of Corregidor.org, a writer and uniquely […]

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Zg142. The 48 Star US Flag is raised again on Corregidor on the 78th Anniversary, 16th Feb. 2023.

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Zg065. Zoomed in page 2 of the Orders to Gen MacArthur to transfer to Australia to take command of the reconstituted ABDA Area. Add this to each image for Karl’s webpage: This images was provided by Victor on this webpage, https://corregidor.proboards.com/thread/1559/general-army-douglas-macarthur The picture was watermarked by Photobucket and was replaced, unmarked, in Jan. 2023 by […]