An in-depth report on the military build-up on the island of Guam produced by PBS Now is here.

The report is interesting because the U.S. doesn't appear to take into consideration the wishes of the people of the island if in fact they want the build-up.

(medalofhonor.com) While perusing bbc.co.uk, I came across oral histories of British sailors during WWII in Guam. Fascinating:

The last couple of days that we were on Guam we were sent to the harbor to wait for the Petrof Bay to come in from Iwo Jima. The evening before we were to shove off we went to the officers club there at the harbor. This club was right next to Admiral Nimitz's quarters and his swimming pool. Everything was going along fine until Al Godfrey had to empty his bladder and went into the bushes by the pool and cut loose. He was observed by the Shore Patrol and arrested. Since we were leaving the next morning he was released to the custody of the skipper. Once we were out to sea the captain of the ship received a message from Nimitz's office wanting to know what punishment the skipper had given to Godfrey. The skipper was forced to confine him to quarters for three days which didn't bother Godfrey because we would be at sea for those three days. Thank God, he didn't use the Admiral's swimming pool.

(maps-pacific.com) A new study by a international group of scientist concludes that the people of Micronesia, which includes the island of Guam, originated from Taiwan and coastal China.

Very little information as to the origins of Micronesians were available until this recent study. The researchers used DNA and a specialized computer program to analyze the data and form a conclusion.

This study was reported in an article by John Noble Wilford of The New York Times.