Warning: Little Joe is on our side

After Little Joe left the guys told me what he had told them the first day he met them: It turned out that when the Japanese occupied Guam Dec. 12, 1941 it was the first American outpost to fall. The Japanese bombarded Guam for five days after Dec. seventh. The Chamorros were very American friendly, and extremely loyal, but they had no choice, obey or die. The Japanese demanded and got sexual favors from any woman they chose, or else; Little Joe's wife was no exception. It was impossible to stop them and Little Joe wasn't stupid; he just waited his time and the hatred of the Japanese was smoldering. Therefore, on the day the Americans landed he shot or used his machete on the head of two Japanese who were at his thatched roof house or hut. He said his wife was hysterical that the Japanese might win the battle, but he smiled and told the guys he knew we would win!! It turns out he was an expert shot, but he was just as good with a machete and I had later heard first hand that it was the machete he used! It turned out he was quite friendly and his smile opened up - but not a lot. He was on a mission - to kill as many Japanese as he could. It didn't matter whether it was the gun or the machete! He could carve up coconuts in seconds it seemed like. His machete was super sharp! I will tell you something that I should probably save for later but before I left Guam I heard he had killed 31.