I know that this photo is not a good one but this is a very important shot of a very important place where a very important event happened. In the middle of the afternoon of December 8, 1941, General Douglas MacArthur was inside this building just a few blocks across the Mile-long Barracks when large fighter bombing planes roamed around the clear skies of Corregidor Island.
One of the first bombs that were thrown to mark the Japanese war to the Philippines were dropped there at that very hole in the middle of the stairway. During those times, the General is said to be just feet away from the spot were the bomb was dropped of. This is probably one of the most important holes that is present in the Island due to its historical traces.
By the way this is my 100th post! I'm so happy I've come this far! Thanks to God, my camera, to my stories and to the people who made this happen, all of you my blogging friends and viewers. Without you, this blog surely closed even from the start! God BLess us all and May I have a hundred more!
"Louis" thanks you for visiting San Francisco Bay Daily Photo!
ReplyDeleteLouis is really happy to learn about your series on Corregidor! Louis is indeed a student of the history of World War II, particularly the war in the Pacific. Louis recently read William Manchester's biography of MacArthur, "American Caesar" and has read all 15 volumes (about 9,000 pages) of Samuel Eliot Morison's "History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II."
"Louis" is adding a link to your blog at his SF Bay Daily Photo.
Wow! Louis! That is so great! It really shows how truly you love things about the war! that is truly inspiring! Thank you so much for linking me! You made me so Happy!
ReplyDeleteHope that you would like the rest of the series so please check on it everyday! God BLess you and hope to hear from you again!
hala. ang daya! makakarating d2 ako d2.. pramis. i mean.. wish ko alng. hehehe. nice shot. ingats steven!! ;)
ReplyDeleteA Historical Post indeed and thank you for the story - I sure hated history in school, but I love it now!
ReplyDeleteYou are so sweet and congrats on the 100th post - great post for number 100 - and I also hope for you to have 100 more!!!
Congratulations on your 100th post!
ReplyDeleteHistory interests me a lot, but not wars =( I dont like it, but from the previous wars hopefully we had learned.
Congratulations on the 100, and thanks as well for visiting my Glasgow and Sibiu blogs. I really appreciated your comment. I certainly do know Super Trouper :) (by the way, Glasgow isn't the capital of Scotland, but it is the biggest city - the capital accolade goes to Edinburgh, which also has a very good daily photo blog!).
ReplyDeleteYour history sounds very interesting and dramatic. I'm glad they've kept the hole - it's important to remember.
Hehehe, sa kabataan mo, kayang-kaya mo ang 10,000 posts pa! ;D Congratulations, Steven!
ReplyDeleteHey, our tour guide didn't show us this hole! Cool info!
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