Artist John A. Kurtz was stationed in Guam from 1963-1964 and was befriended by the family of Tun Eloy Benavente in the village of Dededo during his time on island. He took hundreds of images of the family and life in the village, which was still rebuilding after Typhoon Karen. In 2022 he donated these images to the Guam Museum and for this episode he shared some of the background from the images and his time in Guam.

For this episode Mr. Kurtz is joined by some of the children of Tun Eloy Benavente, who still remember him from his time on Guam, and also help provide context for the places and people captured in the images. Julie Benavente Flores, Dorothy Mae Benavente Frank, Roman Benavente and Francisco Benavente. 

This episode premiered on Facebook and YouTube on September 27, 2022 and was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua. 

Episode was audio engineered by Curtis J. Jewell and uses music from Jonah Hånom and his performance at the 2021 Na'lå'la' Songs of Freedom Vol 5 concert. 

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