Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Oct 24, 2026
Jeff StampkaHOST
1944, United States Navy pilot David McCampbell, he shot down nine Japanese warplanes in one mission.
Jeff StampkaHOST
He was at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Jeff StampkaHOST
Now that record, it still stands.
Jeff StampkaHOST
And he did survive the war, too.
Jeff StampkaHOST
And you wonder why they did it over Lake Erie.
Jeff StampkaHOST
They really didn't think that that water would help break the fall if something happened, did they? 1944, off the Philippines, the Battle of Leyte Gulf was fought.
Jeff StampkaHOST
It was the largest naval battle in World War II.
Jeff StampkaHOST
Over the next three days, the United States and the Australian navies just put a butt whooping on the Japanese navy.
Grace BarterHOST
In 1942, during World War II, Britain launched a major offensive against Axis forces at El Alamein in Egypt, resulting in an Allied forces victory.
Grace BarterHOST
In 1940, the Battle of Leyte Gulf began.
Grace BarterHOST
The largest naval battle of World War II resulted in a major Allied victory against Japanese forces, paving the way for the retaking of the Philippines.
Grace BarterHOST
In 1956, a student-sparked revolt against Hungary's communist rule began.
Mark BaileyHOST
1942, during World War II, Britain launched a major offensive against Axis forces at El Alamein in Egypt, resulting in an Allied forces victory.
Mark BaileyHOST
In 1944, the Battle of Leyte Gulf began.
Mark BaileyHOST
The largest naval battle of World War II resulted in a major Allied victory against Japanese forces, paving the way for the retaking of the Philippines.
Mark BaileyHOST
1956, a student-inspired revolt against Hungary's communist rule began.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
The four-day exercise will culminate on October twenty-fifth, coinciding with the eighty-second anniversary of the Battle of Surigao Strait, fought on October twenty-fifth, nineteen forty-four, during World War II.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
The battle was a decisive engagement between American and Japanese naval forces during the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
It is widely regarded as the last battleship-to-battleship engagement in naval history.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
EastMinCom said the commemoration links the historical defense of the strait with the AFP's present responsibility to protect national sovereignty, safeguard communities, and prepare for emerging security threats.
Dom GiordanoHOST
Hello, Lance.
Dom GiordanoHOST
What's your answer?
speaker_9AUDIENCE
Hi, guys.
speaker_9AUDIENCE
How are you?
Dom GiordanoHOST
eight, five, five, eight, three, nine, 1210.
Dom GiordanoHOST
We'll get a winner here.
Dom GiordanoHOST
Uh, hit us with, uh, your answer, eight, five, five, eight, three, nine, uh, 1210.
Dom GiordanoHOST
All right, uh, just to recap, when we get a winner, we'll announce that.
EarlAUDIENCE
Hello, Dom.
EarlAUDIENCE
Um, yeah, my answer today, uh, it's referred to as the Battle of Samar, but more people know it as the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
EarlAUDIENCE
Uh, the way it worked was, um, earlier in the war-
Dom GiordanoHOST
Earl, we're gonna put you on hold, Earl.
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