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Sam Marie Glaze

Sam Marie Glaze

Local Gathering--Tamuneng

Karabao (Roadside Jungle Maintenance)--near Adelup Point, Hatåg

Cane Toad--Orote Peninsula, Santa Rita

"...the women of Agana wove their beauty into a net of courage and saved Guam." (B. Flood, B.E.Strong, & W.Flood. "How the Women Saved Guam." Micronesian Legends, 2002. pg 7)

Every year, during Liberation Week festivities, a memorial service is held in Agat for the victims and survivors of the Fena Cave Massacres. Part of the memorial service is a visitation to one of the caves where 67 Chamorros perished at the hands o

Time is overcome. The memorials and offerings may turn to dust, but time will not be allowed to erase this memory.

About 20,000 Japanese soldiers died in Guam during WWII. Only About 500 remains have been recovered and repatriated. (Japan Association for Recovery & Repatriation of War Casualties)------The other side remembers that their family members were los

"Kulepbla" (CHamru name). In the 1950s, ships transporting military supplies unknowingly introduced the Brown Tree Snake to Guam. This invasive species was disastrous to the island's bird population. Several bird species are now extinct or on the

Before WWII, the village of Sumay, on Orote Peninsula, was the largest in Guam. The Peninsula is a highly strategic location where the first airport, hotel, telegraph cable station, and US Marine barracks were also located. Sumay was heavily bombe

Guam has the highest rate of military service per capita in the U.S.

Plaza de España, Hagåtña (4)

Serena Waits--Hatågña

Pokémon Group at Plaza de España (5)

Ninenin I Manaina-ta (In Honor of Our Ancestors), Tumon Bay

During the Naval Administration the Chamorro Culture was, at different times, severely suppressed in the name of American assimilation. During the Japanese Occupation, the Culture was strictly banned with Japanese cultural practices being harshly e

Modern Latte Stone--Adelup, Hatågña

Lunch Break--Hågat

Slow Turn Up the Mountain--Humåtak

Redacted Monument--Hatågña

Mouse (to eradicate the brown tree snake)--Orote Peninsula

Due to the invasive Brown Tree Snake, and the subsequent decline of the bird population, Guam has seen a significant rise in the spider population.

At Liberty's Feet: Paseo de Susana Park, Hagåtña (3)

A submarine departs from Naval Base Guam near Orote Point.

Lithophyte--Apaca Point, Sånta Rita

Umog Finds a Way (Invasive Goosegrass)--Hatågña

Local Gathering--Tamuneng

Karabao (Roadside Jungle Maintenance)--near Adelup Point, Hatåg

Cane Toad--Orote Peninsula, Santa Rita

"...the women of Agana wove their beauty into a net of courage and saved Guam." (B. Flood, B.E.Strong, & W.Flood. "How the Women Saved Guam." Micronesian Legends, 2002. pg 7)

Every year, during Liberation Week festivities, a memorial service is held in Agat for the victims and survivors of the Fena Cave Massacres. Part of the memorial service is a visitation to one of the caves where 67 Chamorros perished at the hands o

Time is overcome. The memorials and offerings may turn to dust, but time will not be allowed to erase this memory.

About 20,000 Japanese soldiers died in Guam during WWII. Only About 500 remains have been recovered and repatriated. (Japan Association for Recovery & Repatriation of War Casualties)------The other side remembers that their family members were los

Before WWII, the village of Sumay, on Orote Peninsula, was the largest in Guam. The Peninsula is a highly strategic location where the first airport, hotel, telegraph cable station, and US Marine barracks were also located. Sumay was heavily bombe

Guam has the highest rate of military service per capita in the U.S.

TCCOR 2 (1)

Plaza de España, Hagåtña (4)

Pokémon Group at Plaza de España (5)

Ninenin I Manaina-ta (In Honor of Our Ancestors), Tumon Bay

During the Naval Administration the Chamorro Culture was, at different times, severely suppressed in the name of American assimilation. During the Japanese Occupation, the Culture was strictly banned with Japanese cultural practices being harshly e

Lunch Break--Hågat

Slow Turn Up the Mountain--Humåtak

Mouse (to eradicate the brown tree snake)--Orote Peninsula

Due to the invasive Brown Tree Snake, and the subsequent decline of the bird population, Guam has seen a significant rise in the spider population.

At Liberty's Feet: Paseo de Susana Park, Hagåtña (3)

A submarine departs from Naval Base Guam near Orote Point.

Umog Finds a Way (Invasive Goosegrass)--Hatågña

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