BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – People from everywhere in the nation stopped by Harrison County to have a good time Guam’s liberation.

The celebration was organized by Guamanians who dwell in Mississippi. Other Guamanians traveled from completely different states to affix the social gathering.

On July 2, 1944, the island was liberated by United States armed forces from the Japanese throughout World War II. Vincent Mantanona and his household drove down from Texas to attend the neighborhood occasion.

“We are a melting pot of the pacific and like I said, we are very thankful for the soldiers who liberated us back in 1944,” Mantanona mentioned.

The liberation means greater than only a time to have a good time for Guamanians it’s additionally a time to recollect those that endured powerful instances.

Pete Flores it’s an honor to maintain up the custom of celebrating Liberation Day as a result of it’s a means for him to recollect his father.

“My dad was a survivor of the island of Guam back in 1944, him and his family were in concentration camps, when he was nine years old. One of the jobs because he refused to learn Japanese language, he had to clean the weeds in the concentration camps,” Flores mentioned.

The celebration additionally had conventional meals and performances by the 671 Bonitas.

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