These words were found at the Pacific War Memorial in Corregidor Island. Corregidor is an island in Manila Bay that served as a focal point of naval defenses during the World War II. It is a significant historic and tourist site. More about Corregidor here and here.
Inscribed on a bench at the Georgia Aquarium are these words:
History is written by those who make the wake
not by those who ride on it
nor those who watch safely from the shore.
~ inspired by Billi and Bernie Marcus
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Great quotations, and the third one is especially true to the Philippines if we look back at our history.
ReplyDeleteVery powerful and thought provoking photos and words. Nice job! Thanks for the visit on my sky watch post. :)
ReplyDeletethe epitaph served as reminder to the great deeds of our fallen heroes. they will never be forgotten....
ReplyDeleteusually wisdom is left on monuments and tombs to pass it on.
ReplyDeleteLove these Superior Snaps! And "Words" is such a great PhotoHunt theme...
ReplyDeleteGreat find for this hunt.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday.
Arg, I missed this hunt. I have good entries pa naman sana. Next time. I loved reading the statements.
ReplyDeletei have been to corregidor only once and we stayed there overnight ghost-hunting. i never saw one but my friends say they have seen some. have you seen one there?
ReplyDeleteVery nice entry you got here and thanks for your comment on my entry. :)
ReplyDeletehi, Lawstude! we didn't stay overnight in Corregidor. i'd love to go ghost-hunting there, i'm sure the ruins are creepy on a full moon.:P
ReplyDeleteor i may have seen a ghost there but didn't recognize it (hehe).