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Capas National Shrine is a 54-hectare memorial park in Barangay Aranguren, Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, built on the former Camp O'Donnell concentration camp site. It honors Filipino and American soldiers who died during the Bataan Death March and subsequent imprisonment in World War II. Centered on a 70-meter obelisk, the shrine features memorial walls engraved with names, a museum, and landscaped grounds commemorating the sacrifices of prisoners of war.
The Hoang Van Thu Memorial Area is a national historical relic located in Phac Lan Village, Hoang Van Thu Commune, Van Lang District, near Na Sam town in Lang Son Province. It preserves the birthplace and childhood stilt house of revolutionary Hoang Van Thu (1909-1944), a leader of the Indochinese Communist Party. The site includes the original house, an exhibition building with artifacts and documents, and a memorial stele, serving as a patriotic education destination.
The Zero Kilometer Death March Marker in Mariveles, Bataan marks the starting point of the Bataan Death March of April 1942. Located along the Roman Highway in southern Bataan, the obelisk-style marker commemorates Filipino and American soldiers forced to march to Capas, Tarlac. It features inscriptions, a helmet and rifle sculpture, and serves as a solemn historical landmark and key stop on Bataan's Death March memorial trail.