American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila

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American Cemetery and Memorial
Manila

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View of the neat lines of graves in the American Cemetery

Located close to the suburb of Fort Bonifacio, Manila, the American Cemetery is a huge US military cemetery with the graves of 17,206 American and Allied soldiers who died in the Philippines and South Pacific during World War II. The thousands of neat white crosses and stars of David stand in rank and file in witness to the epic battles of the war years.

The cemetery contains a Memorial -- with maps, photographs and montages depicting the various battles of the South Pacific.

The American Cemetery is the largest American cemetery outside of the United States.