Guam this week marked the 69th anniversary of its liberation from wartime Japanese forces, holding a parade at the historic Marine Corps Drive in the capital.
Several war memorial activities across the U.S. territory were organized in the runup to the liberation day last Sunday, with residents holding religious services to pray for those who fell during the war.
"(But) it's not total liberation. It's only liberation from the Japanese," said Robert Underwood, University of Guam president and the Pacific island's former delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.