Political Quotes

“I had the privilege of attending ceremonies in Honolulu about 10 days ago marking V-J Day and the end of the war in the Pacific. I was moved by the expressions of gratitude to our veterans who fought in the war in the Pacific, many of whom did not return home, and countless many who were injured and who bear the scars of war today. We certainly owe them a debt of gratitude. I want to take this opportunity to call attention to the story of an American community occupied by the enemy during this war, and the brutality visited upon these Americans. Guam was attacked simultaneously with the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Guam was subsequently occupied by the enemy, an occupation that lasted 32 months, from December 10, 1941, to July 21, 1944. Guam was the only American community occupied... This was a time when many suffered the brutality of beatings, and some were executed by beheading.”