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1 day ago · Military families make up a third of the approximately 80 foster families on Guam that take in children removed from their homes on account of neglect. Despite that contribution, foster care is ...
4 days ago · Dec 12, 2023. 1. Guam’s political future remains uncertain, and it is ultimately up to the residents of Guam, the U.S. government, and other stakeholders to determine the direction it will take ...
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May 7, 2024 · United States Military Academy, institution of higher education for the training of commissioned officers for the United States Army. It was originally founded as a school for the U.S. Corps of Engineers with a class of 5 officers and 10 cadets on March 16, 1802. It is one of the oldest service academies in the world.
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May 8, 2024 · Civilian governors were appointed by the president of the US. However, Cold War politics after World War II increased the US’ strategic and military interest in the region, and so Guam maintained large military bases on different parts of the island. In 1952, the Territorial College of Guam was established by Governor Carlton Skinner. The ...
4 days ago · Independence would not mean the end of the road, but rather a new beginning. One in which Guam is no longer owned by another, but can instead work with countries such as the United States and ...
2 days ago · Guam. Guam ( / ˈɡwɑːm / ⓘ GWAHM; Chamorro: Guåhan [ˈɡʷɑhɑn]) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. [4] [5] Guam's capital is Hagåtña, and the most populous village is Dededo. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States, reckoned ...
May 14, 2024 · 30 Years in the making. Guam’s Commonwealth Act was both a continuation of indigenous rights struggles from the early 20th century and a reaction to Washington’s negotiations and status agreements with Guam’s regional neighbors to end the United Nation’s Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI). For three decades, from the early 1970s to 2001, the commonwealth movement was the ...
