[The fall of Bataan] sealed in blood the permanent ties of friendship and cooperation between the Philippines and the United States. This marker is dedicated, 9 April 1952, to the memory of the gallant Filipino and Americans soldiers as well as civilians, who fought and died side by side in the defense of Democracy.
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