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Zo025. This was the condition of the 32nd Inf. Div. 1945 Villa Verde Monument in Aug. 2014. It was located at the former bridge (bridge already gone then) over the Cabalisian River at the beginning of the Villa Verde Trail. This is my photograph from when I was exploring the Villa Verde Trail.

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Zo027. This is how the Villa Verde Trail over the Cabalisian River looked in Aug. 2014 when I explored the trail. Notice that an older bridge had existed but was gone and look at the location of the 32nd Inf. Div. 1945 Villa Verde Monument next to it, across the river. Then at that time a hanging foot bridge was used. The new bridge is being built exactly at the same place as the previous one.

The question now is, what could be done, that will be my next entry.

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Zo026. This is a 2017 dated Google Earth image of the new Villa Verde Bridge being constructed. In Nov. 2016 a Canadian Friend and I went to San Nicolas and explored the Villa Verde Trail further. We had a look at the damaged monument. We talked to the workers and one engineer; we got the impression that the 32nd Inf. Div. 1945 Villa Verde Monument was moved by them to this side of the river. Perhaps it was in the way of the new bridge being constructed.

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Zo024. Copy of the list of the 32nd Inf. Div. Monuments and Memorials which shows the 1945 Monument at the Villa Verde Trail.

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Zo020. USS Liberty, screen shots from the You Tube video: The Day Israel Attacked America | Special Series. It was produced by James Scott and Elaine Morris.

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Zo023. USS Liberty, screen shots from the You Tube video: The Day Israel Attacked America | Special Series. It was produced by James Scott and Elaine Morris. This terrible picture looks like the Israeli Military was ordered on a Rampage.

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Zo022. USS Liberty, screen shots from the You Tube video: The Day Israel Attacked America | Special Series. It was produced by James Scott and Elaine Morris. The torpedo hole as seen in dry-dock in Malta, (been there with the 6th Fleet)

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Zo021. USS Liberty, screen shots from the You Tube video: The Day Israel Attacked America | Special Series. It was produced by James Scott and Elaine Morris. James father was the Damage Control Assistant (DCA) responsible to transport the wounded and dead, keep the ship from sinking, fight the fires and make repairs.

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Ze043. 09. Books were available with a 10 % discount and I bought a copy, The attack on the USS Liberty book, I got already because the author sent me a signed copy. He indeed is a Gentleman. Picture credit to Mr. Curtis Sorrell.

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Ze042. 08. After the question and answer period the author signed books. I did not have to wait because he sent me signed copy already. But I did buy a copy of the book Target Tokyo. The hall was very full and the staff had to get many more chairs. So the line was too long and I skipped the signing of my Target Tokyo book. Photo credit to the Philippine Heritage Library.