A few kilometers from Mt. Pinatubo is a war memorial dedicated to Filipino and American soldiers who died in the infamous Bataan Death March.
The "main attraction" of the monument is the 70-meter obelisk surrounded by a black marble wall containing the names of those who died.
A poem by Juan Luna
Tired, hungry defenders, like heroes old,
Held their groud, brave and true to the last man
The smoke of the battle cleared. A crimson flood
Lay like a carpet on the hollowed ground.
O heroes, you died not in vain. New blood
Picked up your cry in one united sound
Until victory the fight must go on,
Each Filipino heart, A Bataan!
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