A Legacy of Heroes: The Story of Bataan and Corregidor - 6/6

"So many have tainted these bastions of freedom with notions of defeat."

This tells the "truer story" behind the "forgotten war" of Bataan and Corregidor -- savage battles that violently hurled falsely reassured Filipinos and an ill-prepared Philippines into the Second World War in the Pacific. Produced by the Department of National Defense of the Philippines and the Philippines Veterans Affairs Office this series of videos documents the outstanding courage, heroism and nobility of Filipinos regardless the inevitable fall of the country to the unrelenting Imperial Japanese military juggernaut. An outcome inevitably irreversible despite the fierce resistance of the mostly Filipino and American defenders as the United States government relegated succor to the loyal but unwarily naive Philippine Commonwealth as secondary to America's commitment to her European allies.

This historical account belies many of the myths that have long distorted the realities of Philippine American relations and a must for the serious student of history, geopolitics and military matters. On a lighter yet equally revealing note it also gives a glimpse of pre-war Manila and Philippine society.

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[tss77]

Thank you for this series on Bataan and Corregidor with a perspective from the Filino's side which has rarely been told before.

[executer40]

Many have thought of that notion, but I think we love our independence and our freedom too much for that. As a matter of fact, through out history, we Filipinos have always fought for our freedom and independence, the right to rule over our own land, our own people and our own selves.

Although, many other Filipinos might think the same way.

[joebombero1]

It is not forgotten in Texas. Texas A&M University has a memorial ceremony every year remembering the "Aggies" lost in the battles.

[Monzeek1]

To all of the servicemen and women who fought at Bataan and Corregidor: You will NEVER be forgotten, Filipino or American! My father served in WW2 and as a younger American, I leapt at the chance to visit Corregidor and the Pacific War Museum when I met my Filipina Wife.Heart wrenching. To put it straight for Filipinos however, I must say the Japanese would have invaded the Philippines regardless of America, it was absolutely vital to their expansion. I have grown to love the Filipino people!

[pacoloco729]

i break down in tears everytime i

watch these documentaries, so

wishing i could have been there

to help a little, just saying

[cbrxle]

my grandfather he also trapped by the Japanese bombing the corregidor island in inside of the tunnel . The tunnel of your Background. :)

[taikui]

kahit ipanood pa natin sa mga gov. official yan sing tigas ng bakal ang mga muhka ng mga yun.....

[kimpunkrock]

@SenkanYamatoMaru yes but they all show the heroic side of your country, no time like the present to write a script dude!

[SenkanYamatoMaru]

@kimpunkrock The movies you mentioned are American POVs. I hope someday a "high budget" film would be made of the defense of Bataan from the Filipinos POV.

[kimpunkrock]

@tss77 there are some great old movies that tell a lot about their side--Back To Bataan, An American Guerrilla in the Philippines, Never so Few...check them out!

[marg0ism]

i'll never forget our soldiers, grandfathers, and what have us - those who believed in fighting for our cause from then and even now. i am Filipino, and i am proud :)

[dabsy1]

somehow the first part of this docu is blocked by God-knows-whom (in Germany)