1 GCA § 844: Designation of Route 8 as “Purple Heart Memorial Highway.”

(a) Route 8 highway is hereby designated, in memory of all recipients of the Military Order of the Purple Heart in Guam, as the “Purple Heart Memorial Highway” from its junction with Route 1 (Marine Corps Drive) to its junction with Route 10 and Route 16, Barrigada.

(b) The Department of Public Works shall post, along the Purple Heart Memorial Highway, Route 8, at appropriate intervals, signs that visibly identify the highway’s official name. The Department of Public Works shall place said signs in prominent overhead locations at the intersection of Route 1 (Marine Corps Drive) and Route 8, Hagåtña; and the intersection of Route 8, Route 10 (Vietnam Veterans Highway) and Route 16 (Army Drive), Barrigada. The Department shall display signage or a monument along the roadside dedicating the “Purple Heart Memorial Highway” to the men and women of the United States Armed Services who have been wounded or killed in action while in service to their island of Guam and their country, recipients of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.