1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:15,660 --> 00:00:17,827 Welcome to Marine Corps Base Camp Blas 3 00:00:18,170 --> 00:00:20,220 in Guam , the Marine Corps's newest 4 00:00:20,230 --> 00:00:21,330 established base 5 00:00:24,740 --> 00:00:28,340 Why wa with the help of a large 6 00:00:28,340 --> 00:00:30,062 monetary contribution from the 7 00:00:30,062 --> 00:00:32,229 government of Japan . The construction 8 00:00:32,229 --> 00:00:34,451 of camp laws plays an essential role in 9 00:00:34,451 --> 00:00:36,673 strengthening the marine course posture 10 00:00:36,673 --> 00:00:38,618 in the indo pacific region that is 11 00:00:38,618 --> 00:00:40,118 geographically distributed 12 00:00:40,118 --> 00:00:42,340 operationally resilient and politically 13 00:00:42,340 --> 00:00:45,790 sustainable . The US 14 00:00:45,790 --> 00:00:47,957 Territory holds immense history of the 15 00:00:47,957 --> 00:00:49,734 Marine Corps dating back to the 16 00:00:49,734 --> 00:00:53,400 beginning of the 20th century . In 1901 17 00:00:53,590 --> 00:00:55,701 Marine Barracks . Guam was officially 18 00:00:55,701 --> 00:00:57,646 established in the village of semi 19 00:00:58,770 --> 00:01:00,980 during the First World War . The first 20 00:01:00,980 --> 00:01:03,091 shots fired by americans were done in 21 00:01:03,091 --> 00:01:07,010 Opera Harbor by U . S . Marines . On 22 00:01:07,010 --> 00:01:09,660 April 7 , 1917 , Marines from the 23 00:01:09,660 --> 00:01:11,716 barracks fired warning shots against 24 00:01:11,716 --> 00:01:13,660 German sailors from the internship 25 00:01:13,660 --> 00:01:17,540 Kumaran . This ship , along with many 26 00:01:17,540 --> 00:01:19,651 other sunken artifacts , can still be 27 00:01:19,651 --> 00:01:21,360 seen off of naval base . Guam 28 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,333 in the Second World War Marine Barracks , 29 00:01:28,333 --> 00:01:30,111 Guam was forced to surrender to 30 00:01:30,111 --> 00:01:32,278 Imperial Japanese forces . On december 31 00:01:32,278 --> 00:01:33,390 10th 1941 32 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:45,991 The Marines returned with a vengeance 33 00:01:45,991 --> 00:01:48,158 when the Third Amphibious Corps landed 34 00:01:48,158 --> 00:01:51,040 to retake the island on July 21 , 1940 35 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,020 for the island was declared secure on 36 00:01:54,020 --> 00:01:57,800 August 10 , 1944 . The marine barracks 37 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,720 was reactivated June 4 , 1946 and 38 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,720 remained an integral part of the us 39 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:04,720 presence on the island until it was 40 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,860 deactivated on November 10 , 1992 41 00:02:09,350 --> 00:02:11,640 Marine Corps Base Camp Blas is named to 42 00:02:11,640 --> 00:02:13,807 honor the first indigenous marine from 43 00:02:13,807 --> 00:02:15,696 the Mariana islands or tomorrow . 44 00:02:15,696 --> 00:02:18,650 Marine Brigadier General Vincent T Ben 45 00:02:18,660 --> 00:02:22,090 Garrido Blas General Blahs is a World 46 00:02:22,090 --> 00:02:24,540 War two survivor enduring the imperial 47 00:02:24,540 --> 00:02:26,970 Japanese force invasion and three year 48 00:02:26,970 --> 00:02:29,900 occupation of Guam . He earned his 49 00:02:29,900 --> 00:02:32,011 commission in the Marine Corps and in 50 00:02:32,011 --> 00:02:34,560 1977 he was the first tomorrow marine 51 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,893 to attain the rank of Brigadier General . 52 00:02:39,860 --> 00:02:42,080 Following his military career , he 53 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,247 served Guam as a delegate to the House 54 00:02:44,247 --> 00:02:46,524 of Representatives for almost a decade . 55 00:02:46,870 --> 00:02:49,050 That over the years in war and peace , 56 00:02:50,250 --> 00:02:54,130 warm has stood by . You has stood 57 00:02:54,130 --> 00:02:57,870 by us and all I asked today 58 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:03,020 in the name of Guam . Yes , I ask you 59 00:03:04,390 --> 00:03:08,200 to stand by US Marine Corps . Base camp 60 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,256 Laws is currently under construction 61 00:03:10,256 --> 00:03:12,200 and will be complete in the coming 62 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:12,130 years .