Memorial Day -part I

First and foremost, I want to thank all those who have served, are serving, and will serve in our armed forces.  Their service affords us so many luxuries that we often take for granted.  Guam, functioning as a major military post in the Pacific, plays host to many such people.




As a result, today is filled with festivities across the island celebrating the men and women who defend our country.  Who knows . . . . I may wander down to the Beach Bar for some live music, drink specials, and a good old-fashioned cookout.  The Beach Bar is located on Gun Beach on the north side of Tumon Bay on Guam's west coast.  Unfortunately there is no signage historical  identifying the significance of this beach but it is definitely a favorite hangout for locals on Sunday (Family BBQ day).  On the north side of this beach is a single anit-aircraft cannon nestled in the rock wall which faces the ocean.  Below are a few pictures of that cannon and the area around it.  As I said before, this is a popular cookout spot so don't mind the trash.  The picture captions give some more detail.

The single visible anti-aircraft cannon on Gun Beach, Guam.  This is standing on the beach looking back into the cliffs with the ocean at my back.

This is a small den directly behind the cannon.  You can imagine a few soldiers who man this cannon hunkered down back here.

If you look to the left of the previous picture, you can see this little nook.  Might be a good place to store ammunition for the cannon.

If you look to the right of the cannon, this crawl way runs parallel to the beach.  In the background you can see the wall which would have protected the soldiers.  In this wall are windows where you can imagine they fired upon any beach invaders.  As I said before this area is a popular BBQ site so dont mind all the trash.'

This is the view from behind the cannon looking out at onto the bay.  This is the view (minus the big tree on the right) defenders had as they tried to protect the beach. 

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Again, thank you to my family and friends who've answered the call to protect our country and defend those of us who call it home.

 I APPRECIATE YOU!!

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