the majestic MOUNT SAMAT........

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I thought of visiting this
place before, just as a plan,
never thought it would be soon.
I saw a picture in one of those
cheap D.O.T. promotional
calendars before and I just
love the idea of having a
memorial on top of a mountain,
makes it more grand----majestic.

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This is Mount SAMAT, he site of the Dambana ng Kagitingan or "Shrine of Valor".





The mountain is war memorial. A huge white cross stands as a reminder of the men ( Americans and Filipinos) who died there during World war II.







I have never seen the Philippine flag so high and proud. In here, we sat like kids on a field trip reading the large tablets on the wall and reliving those bloody days which eventually led to the surrender of Bataan and the DEATH MARCH.







We took advantage of the view which is just spectacular.





At the back of the museum is a stairway which leads you to the Giant cross,



This gives you another perspective on the landscape.







About the Dambana ng Kagitingan or "Shrine of Valor" itself, well talk about it in my next post.......