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Relatives of the "Forgotten 45" place flowers at the annual Chagui'an Memorial in Yigo, Guam, on Aug. 7, 2015, where 45 Guamanians were massacred by the Japanese during WWII. U.S. Military planners are drawn to Guam and the nearby Mariana Islands for use as training grounds and as a hub in the western Pacific for submarines, jets and naval fleet vessels. The islanders want to see a smaller military presence on the territories the U.S. seized from Japan in WWII.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
The Ashland LSD, a dock landing ship, sits in the newly refurbished Victor Wharf on Naval base Guam on Aug. 5, 2015. In the next few years, thousands of Marines are expected to land on the island where construction projects and infrastructure improvements are underway in preparation for the buildup.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
The crew of a B-52 bomber at Andersen Air Force Base in northern Guam where the U.S. military is spending an estimated $8.7 billion on new Marine facilities on the island. A group called We Are Guahan compelled the Pentagon to scale down its original plan of sending 8,600 troops to Guam down to less than 5,000. Photo taken Aug. 6, 2015.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
Investors pulled out of large-scale construction of several residential towers when Guam's original military buildup plans were changed to reduce the projected number of military and family members living on the island. Photo taken Aug. 9, 2015.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
Guam's Lt. Gov. Ray Tenorio walks with Ana San Nicolas Ungacta to place a flower in honor of her brother, David Sablan San Nicolas, a victim of the 1944 Chagui'an Massacre. Annually there is a memorial in Yigo, Guam, to remember the “ orgotten 45,” who were killed by the Japanese in WWII. After the war, the island was seized by the U.S. as a territory and used as a hub in the Pacific for submarines, jets and naval fleet vessels. The island has 160,000 residents. Photo taken Aug. 7, 2015.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
Three beachgoers enjoy the waters of Agana Bay in Hagatna, Guam on Aug. 10, 2015 where an influx of military is expected.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo meets with the group “Imagine Guam,” a community panel to envision the island's future in 50 years, after the U.S. military buildup is complete. Some in the group voiced concerns that American culture is overtaking the island. Photo taken Aug. 9, 2015.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
Naoko Shimizu and Yigo Mayor Rudy Matanane partake in a wreath presentation at the annual Chagui'an Memorial in Yigo, where 45 Guamanians were massacred by the Japanese in WWII. Photo taken Aug. 7, 2015.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
Located on the northeastern coast of Guam in Mangilao, 1000 Steps is a hiking trail favored by locals and visitors. The steep trail, which has a staircase of 1000 steps, leads to a rocky outcropping where visitors can enjoy a view of the Pacific coastline. Nearby is a Pagat, an ancient village where private land was in danger of being used as a firing range for Marine machine guns before local activists helped derail those plans. Photo taken Aug. 7, 2015.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
Commander Daniel Schaan at Naval Base Guam discusses buildup and refurbishment plans for the island. Japan is paying for more than a third of the approximately $8.7 billion to create new Marine facilities on the island, a popular military hub in the Pacific. Photo taken Aug. 5, 2015.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
Bonita Dydasco, the 71st Guam Liberation Queen, enjoys a plate of fruit at the annual Chagui'an Memorial in Yigo. Photo taken Aug. 7, 2015.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
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