Who Speaks for Local Soldiers?

Two powerful testimonies against the military expansion on Guam from women whose family members serve in the U.S. military.

One says: “If you don’t want to give them your land, they can take it.” She fears not being able to ever own land with the population and economic changes in Guam.

Another says that her father, cousin and uncle oppose the buildup but don’t want to come to testify because of fear.  To the discourse of ‘patriotism’ and ‘duty’ intended to suppress dissent, she says “You don’t speak for my dad, you don’t speak for my cousins or my uncles who live on that land and serve this country and have been deployed over and over and over again. This is their home.”

Here’s the description from YouTube:

Part 1 of footage taken featuring Guamanian and Chamorro residents who are part of military families or veterans who do not agree with their inability current position (despite having loved ones fight to protect the freedoms guaranteed in the states).