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MacArthur National Park Palo, Leyte, Philippines |
General Douglas MacArthur Park, Leyte, Philippines
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| Center of the Macarthur Park. | This is the Macarthur National Park. | |
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| Loida waiting on Gen. Douglas MacArthur to come on shore... | MacAthur Park, but on Philippine Maps it is MacAthur Shirne. | |
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| Proclamation that Gen MacArthur will return to protect the Filipino People from the Japanese. | This is a Leyte Landing Mark by Gen. MacArthur on Octuber 20,1944 | |
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| 10-20-1944 Pacific Palo, Leyte Landing and North | 10-20-1944 Pacific Palo, Leyte Landing and South | |
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Loida sitting in the Soya Grass waiting |
for Phil to come out from the Ocean. |
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| Map to Palo and Shrine from Tacloban City | Looking straight to the Monument. | |
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| This is the Y- Road going to the MacArthur Park from the west. | Beautiful Road with Big Trees going to Macarthur Park about 914 km. south of Manila. | |
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Celebrating General |
Douglas MacArthur |
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General MacArthur is part of their Pintados Festival on |
29 of June, he is in the Heart of all the Leytenos. |
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Leyte Landing Day Big |
Parade... Big Holiday! |
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Leyte Landing Day... 20 October Big Holiday! Everything, |
Banks Businesses close at Noon on the 19th until the 21st |
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ilike your beach very nice dianekaye | dianekayep | manila | leyte Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 06:17:27 AM PST Hi, I saw the posted pictures. I was told by the 24th Div. historian that coming in from the sea that the "actual" landing beach of the 34th Inf. Regt. is several hundred yards to the left of the MacArthur monument location. I recall my dad saying he looked to his right down the beach and he saw the Gen. come ashore, so Red Beach, at least the part the 34th hit is down some. Does this seem correct? Do you know by chance if any trenches or battlefield exits still where the 24th Div. fought? Thanks, Bobby Bobby Boyce | BobbyBoyce48@yahoo.com | CA. | AZ. Friday, June 13, 2008 at 04:46:58 PM PST Bobby look at the photos above.. That is Red (Blood) Beach, It is safe if you act like a human.. They will treat you a lot better than we treat people, You will not want to leave.. remember it is not America... not all our unnecessary, sometimes silly conveniences... by the time you get to Carigara even in the Jeepneys and Bikes you’ll think you hiked it.. Stay in Tacloban… Go to MacArthur Park in Palo 1 day then go very, very early to Carigara by tour Bus at the terminal another day.. Remember unless you are retired with money you HAVE TO come back.. You will not want… A Big Admirer of batch2006 | Cebu/Manila | Florida USA Friday, May 23, 2008 at 03:20:26 PM PST My father hit Red Beach 20 Oct. 44 with Co.B, 34th Inf. Regt, 24th Division. Does anyone have pictures of the beach where the 24th Div. came ashore? Are there any battle sites left in the valley up to Carigara, or is it all built over now? Is it safe to visit Leyte and hike the valley all the way to Carigara? Thanks, Bobby Bobby | BobbyBoyce48@yahoo.com | California | Arizona Friday, May 23, 2008 at 09:25:52 AM PST i was dumbfounded to find a comment from another old seabee!as i was just 18 when we landed in tacloban, there probably aren't many of us left. i was later responsible for the water supply on samar just across the bay. going back for a visit soon after all these years.thanks so much to this wonderful couple for the pictures and comments! john d herbert | jdherbert@msn.com | columbus,ohio,usa | 1776 e winter dr phoenix,az 85020 usa Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 05:42:23 PM PST I remember this place,from san jose to this historic place a bike away from us teenagers before (20 yrs. ago), we used to go biking around the monument of Douglas.. and go swimming on this beach were mcArthur exactly landed.. hehehe.. juz d ol days.. i missed them..whew.. george mores | sagkahan_91@yahoo.com | burayan, san jose tacloban | manila, phil. Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 10:32:35 PM PST My unit 6th Special Naval Construction Batt. Navy Seabees landed on Samar, Philippine Oct 23, 1944. From my base we could see Tocloban. My buddy and I used an LCM landing craft to pick up supplies from an army depot. Dropping our ramp on the beach I walked over to soldiers on Tacloban beach many soldiers had 45 cal. submachine guns when I asked what's going on he said Doug-out-Doug is coming ashore I walked away walking towards my buddy one soldier yelled out Here comes the General. His landing craft can go up to the beach as my buddy did, soon his ramp came down he was the first out and wading towards the beach after shaking many ranking officers hand a jeep and diver arrived we were about 20 feet away from all of this action soon he walking around the front jeep sat in the passengers seat as he past us he was about 1o feet from us we saluted him he returned the Salute the jeep drove a short distance made a right turn up a hill where they disappeared Gen. MacAthur did not land on Oct. 20, 1944 that was D-Day Later I learned he made five such landings. The landing site I'm writing about very close to a white Catholic Church. As we drove by we saw many size caliber holes in the outside walls of that church. Being Catholic we stopped in knelt on concrete floor everything in and around the church was missing no Alter no signs of the stations of cross soon soldiers were carrying in wounded soldiers laying them down on strechers. We finished out prayers and left loaded out jeep into the LCM across the bay almost in a straight line back to Samar. The General didn't land for sometime after D-Day. the soldiers told us was aboard a Heavy American crusier General landed two weeks later. I remember there were no large ship near the beach the water was to shallow for LST. Only two landing crafts were the Generals and our LCM. Answering your first question "Why are you here" We came to liberate you & your country award us Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Liberatiom Medal w/ star, and Philippine independance Medal, Thank you John Esposito | ejsespo3@att.net | Rockland County N.Y. U.S.A. | Rockland County NY U. S. A. Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 12:51:37 PM PST
Very impressive photos. I've been there many times and the last time was year 2006 together with my husband and son. nice i also went there it was cool!!! VERY VERY NICE!!!!!! But mine is better (photos) joke!!! philline | ate_phils@yahoo.com | car2 | cebu city Monday, January 28, 2008 at 09:37:53 PM PST I used to pound these streets during the parade, school DWU(SPC),gets in the act to celebrate esp during my ROTC days..ta--duh---!!Tanx, Phil.. ake faustino | @yahoo.com | tacloban | CT USA Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 08:43:32 AM PST As an American I was exterely impressed at the respect and admiration the Visayan people have for General MacArthur. Phil | Tampa, Florida USA | Sweetwater, Tennessee Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 08:20:28 PM PST Wow! this is great and the way it should be except where's the maps on this magnificent page? Jeffery Davis | Hopkinsville, Kentucky USA Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 09:15:23 PM PST |
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