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U.S. military officials alongside the Honorable Lourdes Leon Guerrero, governor of Guam, pay their respects during a wreath laying ceremony at the Assan Memorial Beach Park, Guam, July 15, 2024. The ceremony was held as part of the 80th Guam Liberation Day week of events which will culminate with a parade on July 21, 2024.

U.S. military officials alongside the Honorable Lourdes Leon Guerrero, governor of Guam, pay their respects during a wreath laying ceremony at the Assan Memorial Beach Park, Guam, July 15, 2024. The ceremony was held as part of the 80th Guam Liberation Day week of events which will culminate with a parade on July 21, 2024. (Airman 1st Class Natasha Ninete, Andersen Air Force Base)

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. military officials alongside the Honorable Lourdes Leon Guerrero, governor of Guam, pay their respects during a wreath laying ceremony at the Assan Memorial Beach Park, Guam, July 15, 2024. The ceremony was held as part of the 80th Guam Liberation Day week of events which will culminate with a parade on July 21, 2024.

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