We all were laughing because I was loaded last night and wanted to go to the shooting range and shoot. We hung poolside till around noon, Downey and I sliding every way your body can go down the thing. It looks like it may rain. At 1, we are meeting some guys to see what’s going on with WW2 stuff.
We went to a noodle house before the tour and laughed our asses off about the game we invented called Pearl Harbor, where we try and use each other’s bathrooms and not flush, so when we get back from somewhere, it’s been just sitting there waiting.
ABOVE: Boy Scouts of America make a tiny replica of the Statue of Liberty
LEFT and Below: Latte stone (made from Brain corral and giant stone)-500 BC the Chamorro people built there houses on top of these stones, so if the island flooded their stuff stays dry (like we do with houses on stilts. They also buried there dead under the house
These are more caves Japan made the islanders build.
1562- Spain lands in Guam, much to the dismay of the indigenous Chamarro
1898- We acquire Guam from Spain after kicking Espanol ass in the Spanish-American War
1919- We allow Japan to acquire nearby Saipan and Tinian from Germany after WWI, (in hindsight, not a great chess move)
08 Dec 1941: Japan attacks Guam
09 Dec 1941: Japanese destroyers shell Agana
10 Dec 1941: Japan invades Guam- fight ends 18 Dec 1941: Victory Parade by Japanese in the plaza.
21 Jul 1944 US invades Guam
08 Aug Japan surrenders
14 Oct 2010 Mark Riccadonna invades Guam, gets drunk and wants to go to a shooting range, (his friends talk him out of it)
TOP: JAPANESE MINI SUB found underwater and moved to the museum just recently.
BELOW: Just read it- its sad. there are houses on top of the graves- that’s haw bad the Chamorrows and US hated them
DOGS OF WAR
Dog Memorial: A Doberman pinscher represents hundreds of heroic war dogs that served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Doberman pinschers, German shepherds, Labrador retrievers, and occasionally, a collie served during the war as sentries, messengers, and scouts. But they also served other roles to the Marines who served with them...devoted friend, confidant, trusted companion. My dog Gizmo, is a Shih-Tzu, so his family may have worked for the enemy. Gizmo was adopted, so I won’t mention that to him when I return home. I’m not worried about him reading this, though, not just because he doesn’t have thumbs and can’t type but because he is a dog and can’t read! It honors not only the war dogs but symbolizes the special connection people share with dogs. 25 Marine War Dogs gave their lives in Guam in 1944. Kurt (dog the statue is), Yonnie, Koko, Bunkie, Skipper, Poncho, Tubby, Hobo, Nig, Prince, Fritz, Emmy, Missy, Cappy, Duke, Max, Blitz, Arno, Silver, Brockie, Bursch, Pepper, Ludwig, Rickey, Tam (buried at sea off Asan Point). Given in their memory and on behalf of the surviving men of the 2nd and 3rd marine war dogs platoons, many of whom owe their lives to the bravery and sacrifice of these gallant animals.
NAVAL BASE: 300 Seater- BIG SCREEN THEATER.
THANK YOU ARMED FORCES ENTERTAINMENT: MWR; CHARLEY- Even though we didn’t drop Kruiser off at the Texas Bar (Trannys) and all who came out.
Just to give you an idea of how close these people are, a Chamorro girl Died in Afganastan, and when her body showed up to the airport, around 5000 people came to show their respect at the airport. We need to learn from these folks!
