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Guam Supports the Troops

Posted in Travel, US Military on Wednesday, 12 July, 2006| Leave a Comment »

Since moving to Guam, I’ve noticed the people of Guam are very supportive of the troops and I see their unabashed displays of support everywhere I go. I’ve had to make a couple of trips to the airport in the last few weeks and the sign on the entrance never fails to put a smile on my face:

And in another display of support, just this week Route 8 was renamed as Purple Heart Memorial Hwy. There are already three major roads named in honor of the military including Marine Corps Drive (named after the Marines who built it after WWII), Vietnam Veterans Highway and Army Drive.

Many of Guam’s sons and daughters are in all branches of the military: National Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force & Coast Guard. It’s great to see the ton of support and love they get from everyone here.

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Guam: My Chuckle of the Week…

Posted in Travel, US Military, tagged , on Wednesday, 28 June, 2006| Leave a Comment »

I met a really nice woman who is in the Air Force and, just when I thought there was potential for a new friend, she said her household goods were being picked up this week. Bummer. We continued chatting and she mentioned she had put in for an Air Force job in Germany but it would be at an Army base. She was reluctant and told her boss that everyone knows how hard the Army trains physically and she didn’t think she would be able to handle the cold, long nights, and no sleep.

Her boss replied with: Oh, don’t worry about that, the Army knows the Air Force are training wimps, they won’t expect you to keep up. 😉

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