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Pago Pago—This month, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is recognizing National PTSD Awareness Month, an important topic of concern for our Veterans and Armed Forces. She released the following statement highlighting the serious nature of this national health need:
Pago Pago—Iuni 14, O se saunoaga lea mai le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Amata auā le faamanatuga o le faavaeina o le Ami i le aso nei i le 1775, faatasi ai ma le opogi e le atunuu le tagavai a le Iunaite Setete i le 1777:
Pago Pago—June 14th, Congresswoman Aumua Amata released the following statement in commemoration of the founding of the Army on this day in 1775, along with the nation's adoption of the U.S. flag in 1777:
Pago Pago—This week, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Saipan in honor of Veterans and this significant event in Pacific history. This important strategic battle began on June 13 with a bombardment and a landing on June 15. US forces captured the airfield on June 18 and went on to victory at the enormous cost of 29,000 US casualties.
Pago Pago—Ua faamanatu i le vaiaso nei e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata le atoaga o le 75 tausaga o le Taua i Saipan e aloaia ai Fitafita ma lona tāua i le talaaga o le Pasefika. Na amata lea taua tāua ia Iuni 13 i se osofaiga ma na tau i fanua ia Iuni 15. O le aso 18 o Iuni na pulea ai e au tau a le Iunaite Setete le malaevaalele ma na manumalo ai i lea taua na maliliu ai le to'a 29,000 o tagata Iunaite Setete.
In American Samoa, we value our way. We don’t change easily; that’s one of our strengths! Even as the world changes, and technology grows, we value traditions and our ancient culture; we honor elders. Our way is good. At the same time, it must never be misunderstood and used wrongly and falsely to cover up something bad. Domestic violence goes against the Samoan way. Fa’a Samoa conveys honor and dignity, never shame.
Talofa,
I Amerika Samoa, matou te faatāua a matou tu poo aga. Matou te le liuagofie pe seetiagofie i le malū o le tai taeao; o se tasi lea o itu matou te malosi ai! E tusa lava pe sui le lalolagi, ma tupu le tekonolosi, matou te faatāua tu masani ma la matou aganuu mai anamua; matou te faaaloalo i o matou tagata matutua. E lelei o matou ala. E le tatau fo'i ona faauiga sese ma faaaoga sese pe faaoleole e ufiufi ai se mea leaga. O sauaga i totonu o aiga e le tusa ai lea ma le faa-Samoa. E tala'i e le faa-Samoa le faaeaina ma le mamalu, ae le o le maasiasi.
Pago Pago – This week, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is commemorating World War II anniversaries of D-Day and the Battle of Midway in the Pacific. June 6 marks the major 75th anniversary of D-Day, so World War II allied nations across the world are pausing to remember. Also, this week (June 4-7) is the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, a turning point for the war in the Pacific two years before D-Day.