Guam Memorial Day Place Flags
As part of Memorial Day events at national parks across the nation, over 3,050 United States and Guam flags will be placed at Asan Beach Park. Each U.S. flag will represent one of the 1,880 U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, Airman, Coast Guard, and Marines who were killed or died from wounds suffered during the 1941 Japanese invasion and 1944 battle to liberate Guam. Each Guam flag will represent one of the 1,170 Chamorro people who died during the Japanese occupation and battle for Guam.