The exhibition, "Liberation of Manila: 80 Years of Remembrance Through Art," features four paintings ... members lost their lives during the battle, nearly 500 of whom are buried at the Manila ...

He fought in the Philippines as a private first class with the 11th Airborne Division, seeing intense action across the islands of Leyte and Luzon, and in the climactic Battle of Manila.

Related: Art exhibit featuring 9 distinguished masters ... Director-General Jeremy Barns noted the significance of the Battle of Manila's remains, with the subject of Ocampo's painting now the ...

In their analysis, a trio of British historians have likened the Battle for Manila to "a Greek tragedy, with the main actors drawn inexorably toward a bloody climax by forces largely outside their ...

The US government, through the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), and ... of Liberation of Manila during World War II. The "Liberation of Manila: 80 Years of Remembrance through Art" exhibit ...

returned to the islands Feb. 18 for a week of events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Manila. They departed Monday. Both veterans joined an anniversary ceremony at Manila ...

The reclusive only child of five-star Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur made a rare public statement Saturday to honor the Americans and Filipinos who fought to liberate the Philippines from Japanese ...

Two American veterans of World War II who fought to free the Philippines in 1945 are headed back to help mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Manila. Navy veteran Arthur Grabiner ...

(Kyodo) MANILA (Kyodo) -- Commemorative events were held Saturday in the Philippine capital for the Battle of Manila, a turning point in World War II 80 years ago that left around 100,000 ...