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Animals of Guam Day leads today's complete edition for United States.
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You encounter the vibrant Guam rail, Micronesian kingfisher, and flying lemurs that define this Pacific island's unique ecosystem. You commonly see Filipinos and native Chamorros keeping fighting cocks, parrots, and tropical fish as beloved household companions. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
In 1943, four military chaplains (two Protestant, one Catholic, one Jewish) gave their life jackets to soldiers when the USAT Dorchester was torpedoed. They linked arms and went down with the ship. This is observed at military chapels around the country, and in churches that remember that the point of faith is not what you believe but what you give away.