Memorial POW-camp Cabanatuan
On this location was the Japanese POW-camp Cabanatuan, for American as well as Filipino POW's. This memorial was erected by survivors of the camp and the Bataan Death March, to honor the dead. During the march, 600-650 American soldiers and 5000-10,000 Filipinos died. Since 1989 the memorial is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission. Text on the memorial: [i]SITE OF THE JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP 1942 TO 1945 THIS MEMORIAL HONORS THE AMERICAN SERVICEMEN AND THE CIVILIANS WHO DIED HERE AND GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE EQUALLY HEROIC SACRIFICES MADE BY FILIPINO SERVICEMEN AND CIVILIANS IN A MUTUAL QUEST FOR HONOR, FREEDOM AND PEACE IT ALSO REMINDS MANKIND OF MAN’S INHUMANITY TO HIS FELLOWMAN ERECTED AND DEDICATED 12 APRIL 1982 BY AMERICAN AND FILIPINO COMRADES, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS[/i]