THE BEAUTY OF

Manila American Cemetery

PUBLISHED November 1, 2016

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARIANO SAYNO

Known for having the largest number of graves of any cemetery for American soldiers and U.S personnel killed during the World War II, the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial holds them all peacefully at lands of Fort Bonifacio, Philippines.

Built as wide as 615,000 square meters in area and housing a total of 17,206 graves of brave American souls who fought in the second world war as well as from other allied nations, the memorial is a place to be always remembered. Majority of the soldiers and personnel whose remains are interred or represented were killed either in New Guinea , the Allied Recapture of the Islands or during the Battle of the Philippines. Every buried soldiers’ graves is respected and remembered, and so marble is used for the headstones in which are aligned in eleven plots, forming a near-circular pattern, blending amongst the diverse trees and plants within the area.

If you ever pass by Fort Bonifacio, pay homage by simply visiting the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial and make sure to bring your friends and family the resting place of the brave souls that once fought in our country.

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