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4th of July

Veterans wave on 4th of July
RAIN DOES NOT STOP LOCAL VETERANS CELEBRATING JULY 4TH — Local veterans and others participated in a wave in front of McDonald’s in Tafuna, marking the Fourth of July holiday, observed on Monday.  [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata presents an ula fala to her former House colleague, new Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata presents an ula fala to her former House colleague, new Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in the Secretary's office on July 4. Sec. Haaland made history when she became the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary. She is a member of the Pueblo of...
Fireworks over New York skyline
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a June 30th memorandum, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga declared that the Fourth of July, Independence Day, which falls on a Sunday this year is being observed as a holiday in American Samoa, today Monday, July 5th. Therefore all government offices are...
4th of July graphic
“As we celebrate 245 years of independence and the birth of the United States of American, let us remember that freedom is never free and that our independence is secured through the sacrifice of the brave men and women who continue to fight to preserve the liberties we enjoy,” Gov Lemanu said on...
Ciprian Contreras, second from right, with sunglasses
RIO RANCHO, N.M, (AP) — The July Fourth holiday hurts me every year. Waving flags seems out of place, and wearing anything stars and stripes makes me feel like Apollo Creed in “Rocky.” Lee Greenwood’s song “Proud To Be An American” doesn’t invoke patriotism inside of me, and I never take advantage...
Aerial view of StarKist Samoa plant
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Samoa, the largest private employer in the territory, has no production today, Thursday, and tomorrow, Friday — which has also been declared by Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga as a government holiday on July 3rd in observance of the 4th of July, U.S. Independence Day...
Fireworks photo from Samoa News archives
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG and federal offices, as well as the majority of local businesses — including the banks — will be closed tomorrow, July 4th, in observance of the Fourth of July, or Independence Day holiday for the United States. StarKist Samoa will have the day off tomorrow, but the...