These clips are from a 60 min documentary about the Chamorro (Guamanian) in the years surrounding WWII. Not yet American citizens, they nonetheless clung steadfastly - sometimes to the death - to their patriotism toward America while the occupying Japanese forced them into slave labor. Told through oral histories interwoven with pre-war and WWII footage this is the untold story of these Pacific islanders. Find more information at www.guamsliberation.com.
Category: People & Blogs Tags: WWII Guam liberation Agana Japanese Chamorros concentration camps forced labor George Tweed Marines 77th Army
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