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Commemorating Dec 10, 1941

December 8th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Selina Onedera-Salas, ginenihila@gmail.com, 789-4767

STIRS OF ECHOES… Commemorating December 10, 1941

Members of Ginen I Hila’ I Maga’taotao Siha Association (From the Tongues of the Noble People Association) are dedicating the production entitled STIRS OF ECHOES to the CHamorus who fought and defended the island of Guam against the Japanese soldiers at the invasion of Hagåtña on December 10, 1941.

This commemorative event will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2009, from 4:00 to 6:00 in the morning, at the monument situated on the lawn of the Plaza de Espana in Hagåtña (in honor of the Guam Insular Guard). The event is free and open to the public.

According to event coordinators Felix Benavente and Selina Onedera-Salas, the group has gathered information and collected stories from some surviving family members of those civilians and guardsmen who fought in the early morning hours on December 10, 1941.

Other members of the group are Anthony “Malia” Ramirez, Annie B. Pineda, Patricia Ann Quichocho, Antonia Salas, Peter R. Onedera, Charissa Lynn Aguon, Rosa Salas Palomo, Lourdes A. Benavente, Peter Jon “Makåhna” Duenas, Vincent John Salas, Victor Tuquero, Daniel Pangelinan, Dallas Taijeron, Gloriette “Gena” Babauta, Maria Esteves, Elizabeth T. Cruz, and Emily Sablan.

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  1. Comment by si selina on 9 December 2009:

    Thanks for your help in getting this out, Guys!

  2. Comment by Kel Muna on 9 December 2009:

    Not a problem Selina! I hope it turns out well.

  3. Comment by si selina on 9 December 2009:

    I’ve been getting a lot of phone calls asking to re-confirm the time as a lot of people thought it was a typographical error. So if you’re adventurous enough… I hope you [everyone out there] can join us.

    And just to touch on the event a little more… we are doing this, because for 60 years [plus] Guam and our people have observed or celebrated the Guam Liberation. But it is rare to find people who are aware of the battle at the Plasa on December 10, 1941. Our organization feels that the bravery of these 134 men has sort of been left behind; we plan to change that before much more time passes.

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