Previous Story
May 21 was CNMI Armed Forces Day
|
Posted on May 25 2020
Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios, Defense Coordinating Officer Harry Elliott, Lt. Col. Richard Barcinas, Army Emergency Liaison Preparedness Officer Maj. Lee P. McPhatter, Ph.D, Special Assistant for Military Affairs Glenna SP. Reyes, and members of the Commonwealth Bureau of Military Affairs staff. (OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR)
In a proclamation signing last Thursday attended by military officials in the CNMI and their civilian counterparts in the CNMI government, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres and Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios proclaimed last May 21, 2020, as CNMI Armed Forces Day.
This was in accordance with President Donald Trump’s proclamation of May 15 as Armed Forces Day, during which he invited all governors to “provide for the observance of Armed Forces Day within their jurisdiction each year in an appropriate manner designed to increase public understanding and appreciation of the Armed Forces of the United States.”
“We encourage everyone in our community to acknowledge and honor the service, sacrifices, and contributions of our Armed Forces, both past and present, for what they have done and for what they do every day to support our islands and our great nation,” states the proclamation that Torres and Palacios signed. “These soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen, and coast guardsmen have endured many sacrifices to defend the freedoms that make our island and nation what it is today.”
In 2004, the U.S Congress declared the month of May to be National Military Month for those who gave their lives in defense of freedom to honor men and women of all Armed Forces.
“Our island heritage and history, we remember the World War II battles fought in the Marianas and the struggles our people overcame. Everyone in the Marianas now enjoys such freedom that owes a lasting debt of gratitude to our Armed Forces,” said Torres in the proclamation. (Chevy Alipio)
