U.S. and Philippines Mark the 60 th Anniversary of the End of World War II in the Philippines

Chargé d'Affaires Ambassador Darryl Johnson greets Filipino veterans of World War II at a Baguio city ceremony marking the 60 th anniversary of the surrender of Japanese forces in the Philippines

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Chargé d'Affaires Ambassador Darryl Johnson greets Philippines’ Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto G. Romulo at the American Embassy Residence in Baguio prior to a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the surrender of Japanese forces in the Philippines.

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Guests join Chargé d'Affaires Ambassador Darryl Johnson in a toast to the heroes and victims of World War II at the close of a ceremony to mark the 60 th anniversary of the surrender of Japanese forces in the Philippines.

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Chargé d'Affaires Ambassador Darryl Johnson greets cadets from the Philippine Military Academy at the U.S. Embassy Residence in Baguio.

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Cadets from the Philippine Military Academy file past the U.S. Embassy Residence in Baguio – site of General Yamashita’s surrender of all Japanese forces in the Philippines on September 3, 1945.

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Chargé d'Affaires Ambassador Darryl Johnson and Mr. Ambeth Ocampo, Chairman of the Philippine’s National Historical Institute, unveil a plaque at the U.S. Embassy Residence in Baguio noting the historic ceremony held at the residence on September 3, 1945, at which General Yamashita formally surrendered all Japanese military forces in the Philippines.

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