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Marines celebrate liberation of Guam, 74 years after critical WWII battle
Marine Staff Sgt. Ronald Orange, III Marine Expeditionary Force Band drum major, directs the band during the Guam Liberation Day parade, Saturday, July 21, 2018.<br>Matt Burke\Stars and Stripes
Marine Staff Sgt. Ronald Orange, III Marine Expeditionary Force Band drum major, directs the band during the Guam Liberation Day parade, Saturday, July 21, 2018.<br>Matt Burke\Stars and Stripes

Okinawa-based Marines were hailed as heroes Saturday as they led Guam’s Liberation Day parade, an annual celebration of the U.S. Pacific island territory’s deliverance 74 years ago from a brutal Japanese occupation. Thousands of Guamanians and indigenous Chamorro lined the streets shouting, “Thank you for your service.”

In a 2002 file photo, Gen. Abdurrashid Dostum poses for pictures after making a statement to the media at the foreign ministry in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan.<br>CONTRA COSTA TIMES
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U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement before saying goodbye to North Korea leader Kim Jong Un after their meetings at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 12, 2018.<br>Susan Walsh/AP
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement before saying goodbye to North Korea leader Kim Jong Un after their meetings at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 12, 2018.<br>Susan Walsh/AP

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Marine Staff Sgt. Ronald Orange, III Marine Expeditionary Force Band drum major, directs the band during the Guam Liberation Day parade, Saturday, July 21, 2018.<br>Matt Burke\Stars and Stripes

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Okinawa-based Marines were hailed as heroes Saturday as they led Guam’s Liberation Day parade, an annual celebration of the U.S. Pacific island territory’s deliverance 74 years ago from a brutal Japanese occupation. Thousands of Guamanians and indigenous Chamorro lined the streets shouting, “Thank you for your service.”

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