Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Day of Valor

Let's remember the 10,000 Filipinos and Americans who marched for 5-6 days without food and water during the World War II.

(photo by Winchell Cheng² Alcantara)

Araw ng Kagitingan ("Day of Valor" in Filipino) is a national holiday in the Philippines which commemorates the fall of Bataan during World War II. It falls annually on April 9, and is observed on the Monday nearest that date.

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