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The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial : Homage to the Great War Dead

——– “The Nichols airfield (now Villamor) was used to housed the remains before they were brought here,” Mr. Caloud, the American Memorial and Cemetery superintendent on duty said. He recounted so many stories about the history of the cemetery that I felt bad not having my recorder with me. A former Marine from Iowa who’s […]

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An American Cemetery in McKinley

“Don’t they have one?,” inquired a colleague after seeing a visitor-less cemetery known as the “Manila American Cemetery and Memorial”. They have Halloween but undas is uniquely Filipino. With Spanish-Mexican cultural elements sprinkled in. It’s hard not to notice this beautifully designed and maintained cemetery. Whenever I look outside my office, it’s there. Surrounded by […]