The Island of Corregidor Part II
Corregidor is replete with monuments and statues giving homage to US and Filipino soldiers who fought in the Second World War. It is no surprise to find a statue of the first president of the Commonwelath Republic of the Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon. He worked very closely with Gen. Douglas MacArthur. He died in the US of tuberculosis while the war in Asia and the Pacific was going on.
This tunnel served many purposes for the American and Filipino forces during the war. They had offices in here, as well as a make shift hospital and supply room. It protected well from bombs and gunfire.
The Malinta Tunnel
Images inside the Malinta Tunnel
A makeshift hospital for the wounded
War Offices
The Supply Room
Other images inside the Malinta Tunnel
The Spanish Lighthouse, rebuilt and reconstructed with funds from the government of the Kingdom of Spain
A closer view of the Spanish Lighthouse
I went all the way up to the highest point of the tower. The way up was no big problem. Going down with the very narrow stairs inside the tower, however, was terrifying.
Right opposite the Spanish Lighthouse stood this tower.
The chapel on the island.
Inside the chapel
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Next to Gen. Douglas MacArthur's statue. The General lived and worked here on the island during the war
This is the dock from where Gen. MacArthur left the Island of Corregidor for Australia.
Return, the General did to his beloved Philippines, his home in Asia.