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Army Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, thin and wearing a button-down shirt and khaki pants, sits at a small table in front of a microphone as he broadcasts a message surrendering to the Japanese. A Japanese man sits beside him, looking at papers on the table.

Surrender Message

Army Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright broadcasts his surrender message following the capture of Corregidor by the Japanese in May 1942.

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