These stories, far removed from the truth and reality of our quest, have mocked our rights and called us foreigners. These U.S. officials have attempted to deface the value of our citizenship. What we seek today is confirmation, confirmation of Guam's place in the American Family. Just as the Defense Department has today recognized our strategic importance by virtue of this visit, so should federal officials step up and recognize the importance of our quest for self determination and democracy. Today, the leaders of Guam stand united.
Today is a defining moment in Guam's history.
Its responsibilities to her forgotten citizens in this farthest reach of our great country. Just as our ancestors did 100 years ago when the Americans first steamed into our waters. . .