Guam People

The Air National Guard’s 254th Security Forces Squadron has formed two 13-man teams to support the Pacific Air Forces in Operation United Assistance, the largest humanitarian relief effort in aid of the victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people in more than 11 countries. ... [Read More]

War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers
In pre-World War II Guam, life was generally as ithad been for decades. Except for the presence of those responsible forthe naval administration of the island, Guam was basically a land offarmers and fishermen, the people living a simple lifestyle where theymet their essential needs. So when war came to this kind of community, this kindof society, it was devastating, bringing unstoppable change. The first war to visit the island and its people camein the Spanish colonization. Though Ferdinand Magellan had come upon theisland in 1521 and the explorer Legaspi had "claimed" Guam for theSpanish crown in 1565, it was only in 1668 that the Spanish attempted tocolonize the isle. In that year, Guam found itself the focus of Catholicmissionaries, notably the padre Luis de San Vitores, and theiraccompanying military protectors. The effort to bring Catholicism to theisland was successful - today, the great majority of the people callthemselves Catholics - but the price to Guam and its native p ... [Read More]

War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers
While this difficult period deprived those of mygeneration most of our tender teen years, it taught us more about life,family and ourselves than I, for one, had ever learned before or sincein all the schools I have attended. The Chamorro spirit was not anabstraction; rather, it was demonstrably real during those years and Ihave drawn inspiration and sustenance from that reality my entirelife. Our World War II experience was harsh by anystandard. Severe deprivation, indignities, and punishment were commonplace. There was always that pervasive sense of personal insecurity.Most members of my generation as well as the older generation prefer notto dwell on the scars of those difficult years. But those of us who survived the trial of the waryears bear witness to a side of the occupation that I will call the"inner Guam," one that the enemy was never privileged to enter. It wasthe purest product of that cauldron of war, the brightest star in thedark sky of those traumatic times. They would ... [Read More]

The Brown Tree Snake on Guam
Shortly after World War II, and before 1952, the brown tree snake was accidentally transported from its native range in the South Pacific to Guam, probably as a stowaway in ship cargo.  As a result of abnormally abundant prey resources on Guam and the absence of natural predators and other population controls, brown tree snake populations reached unprecedented numbers.  Snakes caused the extirpation of most of the native forest vertebrate species; thousands of power outages affecting private, commercial, and military activities; widespread loss of domestic birds and pets; and considerable emotional trauma to residents and visitors alike when snakes invaded human habitats with the potential for severe envenomation of small children.  Since Guam is a major transportation hub in the Pacific, numerous opportunities exist for the brown tree snakes on Guam to be introduced accidentally to other Pacific islands as passive stowaways in ship and air traffic from Guam.  Numer ... [Read More]

War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers
But in Guam, the Marine in the jungle and the soldierin the trenches discovered something very special - that his effort wasrecognized and that he actually made a difference in people's lives. Marine Cpl. Maury T. Williams, Jr., a reconnaissancescout for the 21st Marines, and Wesley T. Bush, of the 22nd Marines,both recall their experience in meeting Guamanians during the battle torecapture Guam. For Bush, who wrote to the Guam Veterans AffairsOffice asking for information on 50th anniversary activities, he firstmet with local people when his unit was relieved and he and his fellowMarines were moving back toward more secure areas. "We had battled continuously for 14 days, then got arest. As we marched to the rear, we went through an area where thelovely people of Guam had been gathered. The youngsters ran alongside ofus holding on to our rifles. Old men held our hands and the women criedand cheered and patted our backs. All the hardship and miseryand wounds we had suffered melted aw ... [Read More]

Working for HUD
The HUD Intern Program was created with you in mind. HUD is always interested in finding talented people who have the skills needed to meet our future employment needs. Through a variety of programs, the HUD Intern Program is designed to help recruit and attract exceptional individuals to a broad spectrum of occupations within HUD. The program offers interns professional experiences and formal training opportunities that are tailored to meet their educational and professional goals and interests. Read more... ... [Read More]

War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers
Some local men were directed to hunt and kill alldogs they could find, the rationale being that dogs gave away thepresence of people. In these last days, the Japanese forces were hostile,cruel to the people. Men were beaten at best; at worst, they wereexecuted. Women fared no better and there were numerous rapes reportedthroughout the island. While American forces were bombarding the islandfrom off-shore in July in preparation for the eventual invasion, whole-salemassacres were taking place in theisland — at Fena, Merizo and Yigo. A group of about 30 young men and women from Agat andSumay were packed into a large cave in Fena and massacred. According toJohn Ulloa, 22, of Sumay, he and six other young men were sleeping in acave when he and others were awakened by ones coming from a second cavenearby. They were utterly shocked when they discovered that all theirfriends were murdered. Six days before American forces hit the beaches ofGuam, 46 men and women in Merizo were massacre ... [Read More]

CDC's Diabetes Program - State-Based Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs - Guam
  Symposium . The DPCP conducted a symposium called Diabetes on Guam: A Community Addresses the Issues of Prevention. The purpose of the conference was to increase awareness of diabetes to the general public, people with diabetes, and health professionals. More than 200 participants attended the conference held in Tumon Guam on November 20-21, 1997. Participants included people with diabetes and their family members, medical and allied health professionals, and other diabetes advocates. Participants took part in sessions covering such topics as defining diabetes, prevention through proper diet, exercise and other behavioral change, and diabetes treatment and prevention of secondary complications. The conference also had tabletop displays from health care and health education providers, and pharmaceutical and equipment suppliers. ... [Read More]

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