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Flag of Guam
Territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on
all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse
containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail,
and a palm tree with the word GUAM
superimposed in bold red letters; US flag is the national flag.
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Guam was ceded to the US by Spain in 1898.
Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later.
The military installation on the island is one of the
most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.
- CIA World Factbook.
Guam Coat of Arms
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Seal of Guam, Flag and anthem of Guam
The shape of the seal is that of a Chamorro sling
stone used as a weapon for warfare and hunting.
ns.gov.gu/seal.html
Guam - Fotw
Flag of Guam,
Version without a border,
Municipalities of Guam,
Flag Laws of Guam,
Great Seal.
www.fotw.us/flags/gu.html
Guam - wikipedia.org
Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, sailing for the King of Spain,
reached the island in 1521 during his circumnavigation of the globe.
General Miguel López de Legazpi claimed Guam for Spain in 1565.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guam
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