Philippine Army Col. Ronald Villanueva, right, chief-of-staff of 7th Infantry Division, and Army Col. Robert McDowell, center, commanding officer of Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines, meet Carolina Dg Uy, left, provincial tourism officer of Nueva Ecija, after a wreath-laying ceremony May 10 at the Pangatian War Memorial in Cabanatuan, , Philippines, during exercise Balikatan 2014. The ceremony honored Philippine and soldiers interred at the Cabanatuan Prison Camp, some of whom were liberated by Philippine guerrillas and the Army's 6th Ranger Battalion during
Philippine Army Col. Ronald Villanueva, right, chief-of-staff of 7th Infantry Division, and Army Col. Robert McDowell, center, commanding officer of Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines, meet Carolina Dg Uy, left, provincial tourism officer of Nueva Ecija, after a wreath-laying ceremony May 10 at the Pangatian War Memorial in Cabanatuan, , Philippines, during exercise Balikatan 2014. The ceremony honored Philippine and soldiers interred at the Cabanatuan Prison Camp, some of whom were liberated by Philippine guerrillas and the Army's 6th Ranger Battalion during a raid Jan. 30, 1945. Balikatan is an annual bilateral training exercise between the Philippines and designed to foster cooperation and interoperability between the two nations' armed forces through training as well as humanitarian aid and disaster relief projects. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez/ Released) Honoring the past, and Philippines hold wreath-laying ceremony to recognize POWs at Pangatian War Memorial 140510-M-SD123-524
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