{"id":38851,"date":"2014-06-16T04:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-06-15T18:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=38851"},"modified":"2014-06-16T04:00:46","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T18:00:46","slug":"70th-anniversary-battles-saipan-tinian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/70th-anniversary-battles-saipan-tinian\/","title":{"rendered":"70th Anniversary of the Battles of Saipan and Tinian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOTOS BY JAYSON CAMACHO<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-38851 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/70th-anniversary-battles-saipan-tinian\/img_5421\/'>IMG_5421<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-38853'>\n\t\t\t\t2013 Liberation Queen Nicole Sablan waves to the crowd in yesterday\u2019s parade, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battles of Saipan and Tinian.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/70th-anniversary-battles-saipan-tinian\/img_5431\/'>IMG_5431<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-38854'>\n\t\t\t\tA U.S Coast Guard platoon marches down the road in front of Kristo Rai Church in Garapan.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/70th-anniversary-battles-saipan-tinian\/img_5441\/'>IMG_5441<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-38855'>\n\t\t\t\tYoung U.S Marines smile as they make their way to American Memorial Park.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/70th-anniversary-battles-saipan-tinian\/img_5504\/'>IMG_5504<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-38856'>\n\t\t\t\t2014 Miss Marianas Teen candidates pose for Saipan Tribune in their yellow Mustang.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/70th-anniversary-battles-saipan-tinian\/img_5684\/'>IMG_5684<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-38857'>\n\t\t\t\tJapanese World War II veteran Teruki Okaziki is escorted to the podium during a \u201cReunion of Honor\u201d held at the American Memorial Park yesterday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/70th-anniversary-battles-saipan-tinian\/img_5691\/'>IMG_5691<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-38858'>\n\t\t\t\tWorld War II veteran Robert A. 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