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Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, presents a pen set as a token of appreciation to Hilario Bermanis II, during the admiral’s visit to Micronesia April 8, 2008. Bermanis, a Micronesian, lost two legs and an arm while serving with the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq. Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Elisia Gonzales
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Marshall Island Government Receives Compact Funds
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| U.S. Ambassador Clyde Bishop with RMI Minister of Health and Utrik Senator Amenta Matthew [Picture Credit: Darren Lanki, Marshall Islands Journal] |
Majuro, Marshall Islands (April 2008) - In the month of April 2008, the Marshall Islands Ministry of Finance received Compact-funded payments from the United States Government totaling $6,065,518. These payments were for Compact Sector Grants for the month of April, Compact infrastructure projects for the month of April, FY07 SEG, the Four Atoll Health Care Program, the 3rd Quarter Kwajalein Landowner Payment, the 3rd Quarter Kwajalein Escrow Payment, and the Enewetak Food & Agriculture Program.
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 2008
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
Americans who trace their ancestry to Asia and the Pacific Islands have contributed much to our Nation. During Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, we highlight their importance to our great Nation.
Asian/Pacific Americans have made our country better with their talents and hard work. Their values and commitment to family and community have helped shape and strengthen America. These citizens speak many languages, honor countless traditions, and practice different faiths, but they are bound by a shared commitment to freedom and liberty. The diversity among Asian/Pacific Americans adds to the cultural fabric of our society.
Three Wyland Whaling Walls In The U.S.-Affiliated Insular Areas
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| WW#90A, Palau's Etpison Museum, 2003, Palau [Photo Credit: Nancy Chism] |
Upon completion of the beautiful 96th Wyland Whaling Wall in Pago Pago, American Samoa, the insular areas can now boast a total of three Whaling Walls in three of the U.S.-affiliated Insular Areas: American Samoa, Guam and Palau.
The Wyland Foundation’s Whaling Wall murals have been raising environmental awareness about the undersea world for twenty-five years. The 96 life-size depictions of migrating gray whales, breaching humpbacks, blue whales, and other marine life are viewed by an estimated 1 billion people each year, and have become treasured landmarks in cities from Chicago to Nice and now in Koror, Hagatna and Pago Pago of the U.S.-affiliated insular areas.
New Organization, MIJE, Created To Support
Marshallese Serving In The U.S. Armed Forces
 Majuro, Marshall Islands (April 28, 2008) - A new non-profit organization will be chartered in the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the upcoming days. The organization will provide a support network for all the Marshallese soldiers serving in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, their families, and friends. The non-profit organization has been named  , an old Marshallese word which means "to stand behind or support".
Mije's first event will be a benefit concert in the Marshall Islands, featuring various local bands, scheduled for May 17, 2008 at the RRE Marketplace.
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