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On the recordMay 15, 2023
We need to remember that those U.S. lands in the Pacific, including the-then U.S. territories of Hawaii and the Philippines, were directly attacked and in some cases occupied by an aspiring imperialist dictatorship attempting to conquer the Pacific.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman recalls historical sacrifices made for Pacific Islands' freedom during WWII.

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