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Eni Faleomavaega: “I say it quite simply, Madam Speaker: We are all Americans. And I certainly commend the gentleman's sentiments and his…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2004
I say it quite simply, Madam Speaker: We are all Americans. And I certainly commend the gentleman's sentiments and his remarks concerning the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Guam as expressed by House Resolution 737 offered by the gentlewoman from Guam (Ms. Bordallo). One of the things that I would like to share with my colleagues about this occasion, the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Guam, and it is one of the dark pages of our history, the fact that the U.S. nationals, Chamorros, who were militarily under the Imperial Japanese forces for some 2 years and 8 months, the question has always come to mind why these U.S.…
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Eni Faleomavaega
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Discussing the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and its historical significance.

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