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Zc444. That is how the new Philippine Army Artillery Memorial, Monument looks today, 2018.

Zc443. The former Gate of Camp Dau, at barangay Dau. Mabalacat, flanked by two upright shells after WWII.
The camp ceased to exist during the onslaught of Imperial Japan and the columns got neglected.

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Zc442. The Golden Gate of Camp Dau, at barangay Dau. Mabalacat, flanked by two upright shells; Circa 1938-1940. Photo Credit-Alex R. Castro from this URL: http://viewsfromthepampang.blogspot.com/2007/09/47-camp-dau.html
The above URL has a great short history of the camp. This is the way the entrance to Camp Dau, later Camp Gen. Gregorio Del Pilar looked like before the war.

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Zc447. A Google Earth image, it shows the location of the Reconstructed Philippine Army Artillery Monument at the Clark Freeport.

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Zc438. 0ne of five images of my walk from Battery Cheney down to Bottomside on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, the waters off the north shore are calm and the local fishermen are out. Because of the SW Monsoons it is very calm at this side. There were SW ocean swell rolling in on the other side.

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Zc437. 0ne of five images of my walk from Battery Cheney down to Bottomside on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, we see the busy North Dock area.

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Zc441. 0n my walk from Battery Cheney down to Bottomside on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the 3rd time today that I came across the street maintenance crew, very good!

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Zc440. 0ne of five images of my walk from Battery Cheney down to Bottomside on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, Malinta Hill had a recent rockslide from above the west entrance to the Malinta Hill Tunnel. A resident told me it was about 5 truckloads of debris.

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Zc439. 0ne of five images of my walk from Battery Cheney down to Bottomside on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, Malinta Hill and the Corregidor Inn are in sight.

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Zc432. 0ne of four images of my walk from Battery Cheney down to Bottomside on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, I found the 50 Star U.S. flag still flying at the PIR 503d First Flag marker, I turned it in. I don’t how long it was flying, maybe it was hoisted for my visit? But the flag was clean and intact.