Sunday, May 06, 2007

remembering the rock

sixty-five years ago today, Lt. General Jonathan Wainwright surrendered the Rock of the Pacific to the Japanese thus officially ended any organized resistance in the Philippine archipelago.

it also signified the beginning of the Japanese Occupation and three years later American troops with the aid of Filipino resistance fighters would oust the Japs and ultimately secure the liberation of the country.

today, Corregidor stands as a lasting reminder of how Filipino-American forces stood up to insurmountable odds to delay the Japanese advance in the Pacific.