Tag: Mount Samat Shrine

19 WWII Reliefs & 18 USAFFE Insignias at Mt. Samat Shrine

#MS57 picture shows the Philippine Division Insignia; this is the bronze insignia on the Mt. Samat Shrine Colonnade.  The Philippine Division had the all American Soldier 31st Inf. Regiment and all the other regiments were manned by Filipinos as Philippine Scouts. ——————————————- At the Mt Samat Shrine, besides the Memorial Cross, the Colonnade is the […]

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Bataan Day 2018 April 9th

Za866. The 76th Anniversary of Bataan Day, Araw ng Kagitingan at Mount Samat National Shrine, Pilar, Bataan, 2018-04-09. The ceremony is over; The VIP Imee Marcos received the biggest applause. —————————————— The 76th Anniversary of the Fall of Bataan was remembered and commemorated on Mt. Samat. Today this solemn day is called; Araw ng Kagitingan […]

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