Heroes' Cemetery

Who says that a cemetery is scary and full of horror? In this cemetery, I am absolutely sure that you'll never feel scared but you'll feel sacred and you'll never feel anxious, for this is where the real heroes are.

The Libingan ng mga Bayani or the Cemetery of the Heroes is the final resting place of 33,520 Filipinos who laid their lives for the country during the Second World War. Dignitaries and personnel of the Philippine military from privates to generals are also buried here.

The Republic Memorial Cemetery located at Fort McKinley, now called Fort Bonifacio, was established in May 1947 as a fitting tribute to the gallant Filipino men and women who brought honor to the country and fought for the sake of freedom and democracy. On October 27, 1954, the Memorial Cemetery was renamed Libingan Ng Mga Bayani (LNMB) by the late President Ramon Magsaysay. Presidential Proclamation No. 208 was then issued by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on May 28, 1967, to reserve an area of 142 hectares from the Fort Bonifacio Military Reservation. This was intended for National Shrine purposes and placed under the administration of the Military Shrines Services, Philippine Veterans Affairs, and Department of National Defense.

It is written on the entrance of the cemetery, "I do not know the dignity of his birth, but I do know the glory of his death."

(Photo from: nakakasawangpilipinas.blogspot.com)

This place is a very amazing ,serene and beauteous place. Here, lies the soldiers.

Walking in this kind of cemetery is an honor, because this place is where the brave Filipino and American soldiers were buried. They died for us just to achieved freedom and peace from the invaders.

In one side of the cemetery, you'll also find a huge map of the Philippines. It have different information about the Philippines.

Near the place where the soldiers are, you can find huge columns that have names engraved on it. These names are the names of the soldiers buried in the cemetery.

This place is also good as a walking spot to go every morning to start a good day because you can smell some fresh air here, and escape the noise and the dirty air of the city.