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