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American Memorial Park honors the American and Marianas people who gave
their lives during the Marianas Campaign of World War II. Over 5000 names
are inscribed on a memorial which was dedicated June 15, 1994, during the
50th anniversary of the Invasion of Saipan. The Memorial rests at the park's
Court of Honor and Flag Circle, where the U.S. flag proudly flies 24 hours
a day, surrounded by the flags of the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and
Air Force. As a "living memorial", the park offers activities,
such as baseball, bicycling, running, tennis, picnicking, and swimming,
enjoyed over half a century ago by American service men and women. Within
the 133-acre boundary are beaches, sports fields, picnic sites, boat marinas,
playgrounds, walkways, and a 30-acre wetland and mangrove forest. |
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