{"id":373689,"date":"2022-08-08T06:05:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T20:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=373689"},"modified":"2022-08-08T06:05:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T20:05:33","slug":"thanks-to-the-community-from-the-midshipmen-to-the-cnmi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/thanks-to-the-community-from-the-midshipmen-to-the-cnmi\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanks to the community from  the midshipmen  to the CNMI"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_373691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-373691\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Walt-Goodridge-pix-11.jpg\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-373691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In search of Amelia Earhart at the old Japanese jail. Top, Midshipman Aidan Otero, Walt F.J. Goodridge (guide), Captain Bob Qu. Middle: Midshipmen Carson Hillier, Ava Izenour, and Col. Maria \u201cMJ\u201d Pallotta. Front: Midshipmen Becca Vavasseur, Molly Mangan, Charlie Sewell, and Ellie Dabney. (WILLY KAITABU)<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From July 31 to Aug. 5, a group of midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, got an introductory taste of the history and culture of the CNMI as part of the academy\u2019s Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture Program. It was\u2014for several of these young, future officers\u2014their first time ever leaving the U.S. mainland. With a tight schedule and many moving parts, it took a team\/community\/village effort to make this a success. On their behalf, I\u2019d like to extend thanks and appreciation by publicly recognizing the following individuals and organizations here on Saipan as well as on Tinian (as well as Guam and the U.S. mainland) whose participation, generosity and professionalism made this an experience worth remembering and a story worth telling:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Naval Academy\u2019s International Program Office (MD), David Anderson of Outdoor Focus, LLC, Las Vegas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Beth Demapan, Ray Deleon Guerrero, Jr., Eva Chamorita, and Willy Kaitabu.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Shaun Christian and managers\/staff of Star Marianas, Hertz, Maria Aileen Arnold and staff at Islander Car Rental, and Century Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Tinian Mayor Edwin P. Aldan, Bernadita Palacios, Jose Kiyoshi, Jose Atalig (photographer), and Franklin Mundo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 National Park Service lead ranger Brooke Nevitt and ranger Nataline Kaneshi (who arranged to grant us access to the American Memorial Park Visitor Center&#8230;on a day normally closed to the public!)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Yumi \u201cNaka\u201d Brundidge, Sydney Takahashi, and crew of FishGuyzScuba, Pat Calvo, and staff of Kim\u2019s Food Court &amp; Snack Bar.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Parker Yobei (executive director), Tony Piailug (master canoe carver and a master navigator), John Castro, Orlando Limes, and all the trades helpers of the Seafaring Traditions Program under the Commonwealth Council of Arts and Culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Chen of CK Electronics (across from KFC).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 JM Guerrero, who (with Pat Calvo assist) gifted each team member a copy of\u00a0A Pictorial of Saipan, a full-color collector\u2019s item from 1994!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Fabian Indalecio for graciously sharing his passion and time with us.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Jayvee Vallejera and Aldwin Batusin (Saipan Tribune) &amp; Zaldy Dandan (Marianas Variety).<\/p>\n<p>Thank you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Walt F.J. Goodridge<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Susupe, Saipan<\/p>\n<p>p.s. You can read the full story with over 100 photos on the blog at: https:\/\/www.discoversaipan.com\/blog<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From July 31 to Aug. 5, a group of midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":373692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-373689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-letters-to-the-editor","tag-cnmi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}