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| They haven’t yet buried the power lines in the old part of Manila! |
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| The old walled city of Intramuros |
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| Corregidor Island |
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| These are the enlisted men’s barracks that housed thousands of soldiers at the beginning of the second world war but were vacated when McArthur surrendered the Philippines to Japan and then was bombed relentlessly. McAurthur made his great and promised “return” to retake the Islands near the end of the war. Many thousands of Americans lost their lives on this tiny and strategic island right at the entrance of Manila bay. |
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| Artillery used to target ships entering the harbor. |
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| Cannon to “lob” shells over the lip of the island and onto the mainland. |
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| A re-enactment of Japanese underground offices in tunnels that protected soldiers from bombs. |
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