The Leyte Landing Memorial

Located in Palo, Leyte, the Leyte Landing Memorial is an impressive monument that captures the spirit of the historic event. At the heart of the memorial lies a captivating feature: a shallow manmade pool housing seven double-life-sized bronze statues. These statues vividly depict General MacArthur and his distinguished entourage during the monumental A-Day Landing, an iconic moment immortalized in Gaetano Faillace’s renowned photograph.