{"id":410120,"date":"2024-06-05T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=410120"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"A-Samoa-s-Radewagen-honors-Memorial-Day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/A-Samoa-s-Radewagen-honors-Memorial-Day\/","title":{"rendered":"A. Samoa\u2019s Radewagen honors Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014<\/strong>Delegate Uifa\u2019atali Amata Radewagen (R-A. Samoa) is honoring Memorial Day 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout the history of the United States, in every generation, there have been brave Service members who gave all for the country, for others, and the cause of freedom,\u201d said Radewagen. \u201cOn other important holidays, we honor all our military and veterans as each one has taken on the possibility of making that greatest sacrifice. Memorial Day is special in remembrance of those who never came home from the fields of battle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our islands\u2019 124-year history as part of the U.S., many of our Toa o Samoa have served with honor, distinction, and valor, and some of them gave their lives. A 2009 analysis of the war in Iraq verified that our people had given more lives per capita than any other part of the United States. We cherish their memories as family and friends, but also heroes and patriots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, there are serious wars in several regions of the world, and while we pray for peace, we rely on the readiness of our strong U.S. military,\u201d concluded Radewagen. \u201cThis Memorial Day, we think of all these honored departed, the blessings of freedom, and especially our own dear military families remembering a loved one,\u201d she said. <em><strong><em>(PR)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/0ba421d90af47236ccb49455f864b425.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Delegate Uifa\u2019atali Amata Radewagen (R-A. Samoa) with a World War II veteran in London.<\/p>\n<p>-CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/c8837e44774f1c24fe25da0fb3ee516d.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Delegate Uifa\u2019atali Amata Radewagen (R-A. Samoa) at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in the file photo.<\/p>\n<p>-CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/52a7eab7836e7081b85c301dc700f35c.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Delegate Uifa\u2019atali Amata Radewagen (R-A. Samoa) at President Eisenhower\u2019s portrait in London.<\/p>\n<p>-CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Delegate Uifa\u2019atali Amata Radewagen (R-A. 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