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Mr. Paul Witek speaks on behalf of his brother, Private First Class Frank Witek (PFC), during Congressional Medal of Honor Monument dedication ceremony. PFC Witek is among four Marines being honored for their heroism above and beyond the call of duty while fighting the Japanese during World War II. The men are Captain Louis Wilson Jr., Private First Class (PFC) Leonard Mason, and PFC Luther Skaggs

At Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam (GU), US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Lester Smith, an engine mechanic from the 5th Bomb Wing (BW), Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), uses a safety wire to secure a quick disconnect line on a B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft engine during a maintenance inspection here

A view of a housing area damaged by Typhoon Omar, which passed through the area on August 28th

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, speaks to troops at the Magellan Inn Dining facility during his visit to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Exercise Cope North. U.S. Military members from all services attended the speech. (DoD photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)

Aerial of a US Air Force (USAF) F-15 Eagle fighter, 67th Fighter Squadron (FS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, enroute for a mission in support of Exercise COPE NORTH. COPE NORTH is an exercise where troops from the US Air Force (USAF), US Navy (USN), and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines train with troops from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF)

Crewmembers aboard a US Navy (USN) LOS ANGELES CLASS Attack Submarine prepare to practice Emergency Personnel Transfer Hoist Training with a USN CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopter, from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC 5), in Apra Harbor, Guam

A view of a crewman on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9), during operations off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon

Right side front view medium shot of US Marine Lance Corporal Arguemedo, parachute rigger, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, as he gathers up his MC5 parachute after successfully jumping from a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter during the Force Reconnaissance Exercise

Members of Team Andersen, band together to clean Terague Beach on Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, after super-typhoon Pongsona struck the island

U.S. Marine Corps STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Erik Shirreffs, attached to Commander US Naval Forces Marianas (ComNavMarianas), Marine Cadre, shows bomb searching techniques to Auxiliary Security Force academy students during their vehicle search training. Agana Naval Air Station, Guam, 8 May 1998

The first of six US Air Force (USAF) B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND) taxis to their parking spaces after landing at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam (GU) in support of the US Pacific Command's (PACOM) request for a rotational bomber force

An overall view of the Sumay Memorial Cemetery. It is all that remains of the pre-war village of Sumay which was destroyed during the Liberation of Guam in World War II. There are approximately 157 graves at the site along the Guam Historical Trail