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Tacloban people protest over disaster support

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Some 200 residents protest over the unsatisfactory support for people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in front of the Leyte Provincial Capitol building in Tacloban City, the Philippines, on Nov. 6, 2014. A relief depicting the historic landing of U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur on Leyte during World War II (back R) is seen.

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Philippines marks 70th anniversary of MacArthur's landing

PALO, Philippines - Filipinos take pictures on Oct. 20, 2014, in front of the bronze statues of U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur and other officials in Palo, the Philippines, to mark the 70th anniversary of the landing on Leyte Island of MacArthur. It marked the start of the Philippines' liberation from Japanese forces during World War II.

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Japan envoy offers flowers at 'Leyte Landing' ceremony

PALO, Philippines - Tetsuro Amano, Japanese deputy chief of mission to the Philippines, offers a wreath of flowers in Palo on the Philippine island of Leyte on Oct. 20, 2014, at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the "Leyte Landing" during World War II that freed the country from Japanese occupation in 1941.

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Ceremony marks 70th anniv. of WWII 'Leyte Landing'

PALO, Philippines - A man (extreme R), acting as Gen. Douglas MacArthur, delivers a speech in Palo on the Philippine island of Leyte on Oct. 20, 2014, at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the "Leyte Landing" during World War II that freed the country from Japanese occupation in 1941. On the far left are effigies at the MacArthur Landing Memorial Park.

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(2)Veterans, survivors commemorate WWII Leyte landings

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Yoshikazu Sakamoto shakes hands with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary on Oct. 20 of the landing of U.S.-led forces on the shores of Leyte in the eastern Philippines, which led to the end of Japan's occupation of the Philippines. Sakamoto said later that he lost his brother-in-law during the war, but added other people may have suffered more.

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(1)Veterans, survivors commemorate WWII Leyte landings

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Yoshikazu Sakamoto stands in front of the statute of kannon erected in Leyte in memory of Japanese war dead on Oct. 19 on the eve of ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary on Oct. 20 of the landing of U.S.-led forces on the shores of Leyte in the eastern Philippines, which led to the end of Japan's occupation of the Philippines. Sakamoto said after the mass that he lost his brother-in-law during the war, but added that other people may have suffered more.

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Pacific War History 18: Kamikaze Suicide Plane

History of the Pacific War 18: Kamikaze Kamikaze Aircraft <Caption> Illustration of the U.S. invasion, Japanese soldiers disembarking from ships, Japanese soldiers landing, Japanese soldiers hard at work defending Luzon, U.S. forces attacking Japanese forces, artillery firing, Japanese wounded, Japanese dead, great victory for Japanese forces, appearance of Kamikaze Kamikaze aircraft The main port town of Ormoc is in the hands of the U.S. 77th, the battle-torn island of Leyte, shooting date unknown, release date: January 1, 1951.

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(1)Veterans, survivors commemorate WWII Leyte landings

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Yoshikazu Sakamoto stands in front of the statute of kannon erected in Leyte in memory of Japanese war dead on Oct. 19 on the eve of ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary on Oct. 20 of the landing of U.S.-led forces on the shores of Leyte in the eastern Philippines, which led to the end of Japan's occupation of the Philippines. Sakamoto said after the mass that he lost his brother-in-law during the war, but added that other people may have suffered more. (Kyodo)

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(2)Veterans, survivors commemorate WWII Leyte landings

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Yoshikazu Sakamoto shakes hands with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary on Oct. 20 of the landing of U.S.-led forces on the shores of Leyte in the eastern Philippines, which led to the end of Japan's occupation of the Philippines. Sakamoto said later that he lost his brother-in-law during the war, but added other people may have suffered more. (Kyodo)

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Japan envoy offers flowers at 'Leyte Landing' ceremony

PALO, Philippines - Tetsuro Amano, Japanese deputy chief of mission to the Philippines, offers a wreath of flowers in Palo on the Philippine island of Leyte on Oct. 20, 2014, at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the "Leyte Landing" during World War II that freed the country from Japanese occupation in 1941. (Kyodo)

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Philippines marks 70th anniversary of MacArthur's landing

PALO, Philippines - Filipinos take pictures on Oct. 20, 2014, in front of the bronze statues of U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur and other officials in Palo, the Philippines, to mark the 70th anniversary of the landing on Leyte Island of MacArthur. It marked the start of the Philippines' liberation from Japanese forces during World War II. (Kyodo)

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Ceremony marks 70th anniv. of WWII 'Leyte Landing'

PALO, Philippines - A man (extreme R), acting as Gen. Douglas MacArthur, delivers a speech in Palo on the Philippine island of Leyte on Oct. 20, 2014, at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the "Leyte Landing" during World War II that freed the country from Japanese occupation in 1941. On the far left are effigies at the MacArthur Landing Memorial Park. (Kyodo)

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Gen. MacArthur lands on Leyte island in WWII

TOKYO, Japan - Gen. Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific, walks in shallow waters on the Philippine island of Leyte in October 1944 after freeing the country from Japanese occupation. A ceremony was held in Palo on the island on Oct. 20, 2014, to mark the 70th anniversary of the pivotal "Leyte Landing" incident. (Kyodo)