Guam on Alert for North Korean Missile Test, but Residents Take It in Stride

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Guam on Alert for North Korean Missile Test, but Residents Take It in Stride
Andersen Air Force Base said that Make sure you have an emergency kit with basic supplies — small items like water
and a first aid kit can save a life in an emergency situation.
" Ms. Sgro said. that While we haven’t noticed an increase in sales of canned goods, bottled water, or emergency items such as candles
and batteries, we have seen a small spike in sales of antacids and milk of magnesia, which makes me wonder if people are experiencing higher levels of anxiety than usual,
Dee Cruz said that Guam has been through supertyphoons, an 8.2 earthquake, tsunami warnings — just about anything and everything
that can threaten this tiny little island — so we’ve been conditioned to stay calm in a situation like this,
In a Facebook post that went viral, "An Open Letter From Guam to America," Victoria-Lola M. Leon Guerrero wrote, "This land, this beautiful island everyone wants to bomb
because of you, is my land, not yours." "I want to go to sleep peacefully knowing that my family is safe in our home," she wrote.
that Guam and our people have been through hell and back — and not just through the destruction of natural elements like typhoons and earthquakes,
" he said. that The nature of my job is to be ready to respond in the capacity
that we are able — that’s the way it is in any fire department, not just the Guam Fire Department,