"Memorial Day on Guam Asan Beach" Topic
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Marianas Gamer | 29 May 2016 3:01 a.m. PST |
We stopped down at Asan Beach today where the 3rd Marines landed in 1944. Today it is part of the War in the Pacific National Historic Park. Preparations for Memorial Day tomorrow include placing an American flag for each of the troops that lost their lives in the campaign. The dark blue flags are the Guam flag and represent the indigenous Chamorro that were caught between the two armies. [URL=http://s511.photobucket.com/user/marianas_gamer/media/20160529_150116_zps6gpvprbt.jpg.html]
[/URL] Here is a view toward the ridge that the Marines assaulted having made it off the beach. It is hard rugged terrain that is bad enough just to hike much less fight over in high heat. [URL=http://s511.photobucket.com/user/marianas_gamer/media/20160529_150544_zpsphfy8kun.jpg.html]
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Xintao | 29 May 2016 10:05 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the pics. Very interesting. |
Joes Shop | 29 May 2016 3:22 p.m. PST |
Agreed, thanks for posting this. |
Jeigheff | 29 May 2016 8:01 p.m. PST |
Thank you! This post is very important. Jeff |
Wolfhag | 29 May 2016 10:58 p.m. PST |
I was born just a few miles from there in 1953. The last Jap soldier finally came in about 1971. The north end of the island is dense jungle. The USAF Anderson AFB is on the north end too and he probably had been seeing daily B-52 sorties. Wolfhag |
Swab Jockey | 30 May 2016 7:26 p.m. PST |
Was there on "Liberation Day" (July 21st), 1997. Went to visit this with my Daughter, who was stationed at Anderson. There was only the two of us, one aged Chamorro and little grand, or great-grandson. No one else, as they were in Agana watching the parade, very sad. Of course Guam is now the Japanese "Hawaii", with a million tourists each year, or more (as opposed to about 50,000 from other places), so they are probably less likely to show enthusiasm for the actual event today. Just another excuse to have a parade, and a day off of work. |
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