On this site 71 years ago
Workers finish beautification touches applied in the Talisay Landing Marker in preparation for ceremonies marking the 71st anniversary of the landing of the Americal Division of the U.S. 8th Army under Commanding General William H. Arnold and Capt. Albert T. Sprague. The landing of the American forces on the beach of Talisay on March 26, 1945 was a turning point in the battle to liberate Cebu from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. Talisay City is about 6.5 kilometers west of Cebu City. (Juan Carlo de Vela)