PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — “Se mea lava a faigata o le tautua e moe i le pologa o le loto ala i le tiga.” The sound of a traditional Samoan song of service filled the air, sung by 33 young men and ...

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, American Samoa has the highest rate of military enlistment, per capita, in the nation. Among them is the trio of Afoa sisters. Leavitt ...

"American Art," New York: Jordan-Volpe Gallery, 1994, pg. 88. Summary View looking toward the shore of Samoa, where natives in grass skirts perform a ceremonial dance, while warriors in dark war paint ...

As we know, San Diego is home to several military bases. However, not all of our enlisted members come from the mainland; many are also from American Samoa. That includes the Afoa sisters. “I’ve been ...