National War Dog Cemetery

The island of Guam, an American territory since 1898, was captured by Japanese forces on December 10, 1941, in the first days of the U.S. entry into World War II.

[1][2] They explored the island's cave system, detected land mines and booby traps, and guarded sleeping Marines.

The human remains were eventually returned to the United States, and by the 1980s the dogs' graves had been largely forgotten and were overgrown with weeds.

The remains and markers were moved to a new cemetery on the naval base in June 1994 created by a Seabee detachment from NMCB 1.The memorial was dedicated on July 21, 1994, the 50th anniversary of the battle.

Entitled Always Faithful, in reference to the Marine Corps' own motto, Semper Fidelis, it was created by California sculptor Susan Bahary.