The Acacia Tree in Corregidor Island

On a trip to Corregidor Island, the largest of the island defenses west of Manila and a memorial to the Filipino and American forces that fought the Japanese during World War II, I came across this acacia tree that survived one of the bombings. You can tell—there’s a concrete block still stuck to it.

Let’s take a closer look.

It’s quite a poetic thing to see in an island that has seen both grisly and heroic things.