On Friday, July 23, Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, in an inaugural memorial ceremony, laid a wreath at the World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C. Guam pillar in commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the Liberation of Guam. The event was hosted by the Guam Society of America, Inc. (GSA), the oldest Guam organization in the continental United States. Established in 1952, the society was formed by a group of CHamorus living in the nation’s capital who wished to represent their island home in the National Conference of State Societies.