South Pacific Memorial Peace Park — Local services in Yigo Municipality

Guam is now a bustling resort and military base, but this is a memorial site for the Pacific War war dead that stands quietly on the island. In August 1944, near at the end of the Pacific War, one of my great-granduncles took his own life here. I visited the site several times on the anniversary of his death to offer flowers, carrying a memento between sister and brother that my great-grandmother had entrusted to me before her death. Although opinions differ as to whether or not Gyokusai served as a bulwark in the defense of the Japanese mainland, the fact remains that Japan's current peace and prosperity are based on the precious sacrifices made by Japanese and U.S.soldiers on Saipan and Guam. We must also remember above all the local islanders who were killed in the fierce fighting between the two...

Reason why I rate a one. The grounds and monuments were not taken care of. Bathrooms were filthy and spiders all over the place. Clearly this serene and beautiful place, a place of respect and honor for all those who gave their all for their cause, has not been kept up with at all. Maybe besides the grass, it looked cut. I was the only person around when I checked this memorial park out. Disappointed in the lack of respect to keep the grounds neat and...

A beautiful and quiet memorial park. The trek to the caves was easy enough for my 3 year old. The caves were so neat to explore, given the history. Thankful for this beautiful place and those who maintain it.

Update: Visited 5 months later in Feb. Trail down to cave area was so clean and maintained! Much better than when we visited in September. Dry path. Saw frogs. Bring plenty of bug spray, lots and lots...