(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Dafa practitioners were invited to perform at Guam's joyously celebrated 64^th anniversary of "Liberation Day" on July 21, 2008. The Taiwan Divine Land Marching Band also crossed the sea to perform, and local residents gave them a warm welcome. Guam city council speaker Ms. Tina Muna Barnes expressed her appreciation to Falun Dafa for bringing peace and goodness to Guam. She also issued a "Certificate of Appreciation" to the Divine Land Marching Band. She said she was looking forward to watching their wonderful performance again next year.

At 9:00 a.m. on July 21, 2008, the Divine Land Marching Band gathered at the Governor's Complex in Guam. At the same time and in the same place, US military men stationed in Guam who came to take part in the parade also gathered. The military men were curious about the band that was waiting beside them. The practitioners explained why they were there and handed out flyers. The enthusiastic military men said excitedly, "Welcome, and thank you." During the two hours of waiting for the parade, many military men got to know about Falun Dafa, and also learned about the Chinese Communist Party's brutal persecution of the practice.

Before the parade set off, Guam city council speaker Ms. Tina Barnes expressed special appreciation to Falun Dafa for bringing peace and goodness to Guam. Ms. Barnes issued a certificate of appreciation to the Divine Land Marching Band on behalf of all citizens in Guam, and expressed hope that the band would come again next year. After the brief appreciation ceremony, Ms. Barnes enthusiastically requested to have a photo taken with all members of the band and all young Falun Dafa practitioners.

At 11:00 a.m. the Divine Land Marching Band set off, playing the song "Falun Dafa Is Good." Marching along Guam's coastal road, many US military men who had set off over an hour prior walked back. When they saw the Divine Land Marching Band in the parade, they gave the band a thumbs-up, and kept acclaiming. They were the same group who had met the band at the Governor's Complex.

The band played "Falun Dafa Is Good," "America the Beautiful," "Buddha's Grace and Holy Music," "Fa Drums and Fa Trumpets," and other pieces. The Guam residents responded warmly to the performance by shouting, whistling and applauding. Along the parade route, Guam residents shouted to the band members, "Thank You!" "Come Again!" "Once More!"

One middle-aged Guam resident made a standard salute to the band as soon as he saw it. He stayed in salute until all members of the band passed by in front of him. Another lady enthusiastically walked into the band, and marched forward along with band members, in tune with the music of the drums and trumpets. The band marched for over three kilometers (two miles) of the parade route amidst the residents' acclaims and applause.

At the parade's finish point was a main stage. The band stood in front of the main stage and performed two pieces, "Falun Dafa Is Good" and "America the Beautiful" for the guests on the stage. Once the music started, all attending guests on the stage and the surrounding audience rose to their feet and listened. This was rarely seen in all parade processions of the day.

Guam TV station (KGTF--TV12) made a live broadcast of the parade to the residents of the island. The emcee introduced Falun Dafa when the Falun Dafa practitioners holding banners passed by the main stage. She also said that the Guam residents this year were very fortunate to have the Taiwan Divine Land Marching Band come to perform.

During the more than five minute performance in front of the main stage, all residents saw the wonderfulness of Falun Dafa and also heard the good wishes of Dafa. At the end of the song, "America the Beautiful," all guests and audience members, instead of returning to their seats, gave a standing ovation until the Falun Dafa group left. TV cameras faced the blue uniforms of band members, and the emcee read the words on the uniforms, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Dafa's good wishes thus were spread to every corner of Guam Island.