From left to right, Vince Blaz, Josh Blaz- grandsons of Brig. Gen Vincente "Ben" Tómas Blaz; Honorable Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, the Guam Governor, and Patrick Lujan, the acting state historic preservation officer pose for a group photo during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Såbanan Fadang Burial Site on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Guam, on Jan 25, 2023. During the ceremony Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, presented the memorial to Honorable Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, Guam Governor, to symbolize the transfer of the memoria
From left to right, Vince Blaz, Josh Blaz- grandsons of Brig. Gen Vincente "Ben" Tómas Blaz; Honorable Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, the Guam Governor, and Patrick Lujan, the acting state historic preservation officer pose for a group photo during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Såbanan Fadang Burial Site on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Guam, on Jan 25, 2023. During the ceremony Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, presented the memorial to Honorable Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, Guam Governor, to symbolize the transfer of the memorial to the people of Guam. While MCB Camp Blaz will continue to care of the site, the memorial will be available for future public access. The Sabånan Fadang Burial Site is comprised of seven grave sites that were preserved in place and comprises multiple individuals from the Latte Period to the very early Post-Contact Period. The burial site also includes a reinterment crypt for fragmentary remains discovered in the area during construction; these remains are assessed to be part of the ancient CHamoru village of Sabånan Fadang.
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Keywords: blaz, camp, chamoru, culture, guam, history, mcb, monument, reactivation
