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There's some

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today , we are Commemorating the 80th

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anniversary of Macarthur's landing on

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Leyte Gulf and it represented a

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decisive point in the war in the

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Pacific . He completed his promise of I

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shall return to the Philippines . And

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the first cavalry division was decisive

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to seizing the le beach head . And then

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a follow on objective of the airport

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located just a few miles of here . This

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was the first conflict that the first

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ca division participated in and we had

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a huge role .

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It shows the teamwork that we had along

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with the seventh infantry division ,

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the 25th infantry division and then

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also with the people of the Philippines .

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Not only did they endure the hardships

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of Japanese occupation , but they also

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fought valiantly a counter insurgency

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to set conditions for our success here .

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And it's evident the appreciation that

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the Filipinos have as well as the pride

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of their role in setting conditions for

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us to be successful in the Philippines .

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This is where America's first team

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became America's first team first on

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the beach at LA and then first to

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Manila