Amata’s Statement for Flag Day 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement in celebration of Flag Day:
A Flag Day historic photograph of the flag-raising celebration.
“Flag Day is an important day to our people, and by God’s grace we can truly hope that next year’s celebration will be back to full strength for the first time since 2019. On this day in our history, we look back to when our ancestors raised the U.S. flag in Tutuila, with Manu’a to officially join the United States a few years later. We celebrate being part of a great country, while keeping true to our own Samoan heritage. That makes our relationship with the United States special even among the other island territories. It gives us great pride that our islands have built an outsized tradition of military service. This Flag Day, we think especially of our many military families with loved ones serving far away, and others who cannot be home. Our prayers are with all those families currently battling covid, or mourning a recent loss. Finally, we think of those working long hours so we have the necessary testing and treatment for the virus. May God bless all of you. I look forward to being home with you in American Samoa very soon, and I miss you and will be thinking of you this Flag Day. Have a happy and blessed Flag Day!”
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