Marines bear samurai armor, partake in historical tradition
November 22, 2015 — Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, participated in the Kuragake Castle Festival in Kuga, Iwakuni, Nov. 22, 2015.The local festival honors the Kuga samurai who urged their castle lord to take a last stand against a much larger enemy force.“As Marines, we have an opportunity to be part of what Iwakuni has to offer,” said Lance Cpl. MORE
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M. C. Perry basketball tournament against Tabuse Agricultural Technical High School
January 15, 2015 — The stadium roared with excitement as the basketball players of Matthew C. Perry High School faced off against the teams of Tabuse Agricultural Technical High School on Jan. 18, 2015, at the high school gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.Both the girls and boys played against Tabuse Noukou, who traveled from Tabuse Town, MORE
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M. C. Perry hosts first basketball games of the season
December 12, 2014 — The highly anticipated home opener for Matthew C. Perry High School basketball took place Dec. 12, 2014, at the high school gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.Both the boys and girls teams played two games, each against the Zama American High School Trojans, who travelled from Camp Zama, outside of Tokyo. The Samurai, who MORE
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Warriors outlast Samurai 60-50 in championship game
November 8, 2014 — When the dust settled at the end of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools Far East Division II Championship game at the Matthew C. Perry High School football field aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 8, 2014, the crowd just finished watching the highest scoring Far East title game. The Daegu Warriors, from Camp Walker, South MORE
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Modern warriors, historic traditions
November 17, 2013 — For most Marines aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan weekends are a time to relax and unwind, but for five volunteers, their Sunday was spent at the Kuragake Castle Festival Nov. 17, 2013.The festival drew volunteers to Kuga Elementary School, where service members donned authentic samurai armor and weapons, and paraded through the MORE
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Samurai football returns for second year
August 22, 2013 — The Matthew C. Perry High School football team, the Samurai, return for a second season after ending with a record of 5-2 last year.Hopes are high for the Samurai, with the number of players more than doubling since last season. “We are a real (Junior Varsity) team this year,” said Frank Macias, M. C. Perry High School football head coach. “Last MORE
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Samurai slash through Bulldogs, fence off against Devils
April 19, 2013 — The Matthew C. Perry High School Samurai baseball team clashed against the Nile C. Kinnick High School Devils from Yokosuka Naval Base and the Marist Brothers International School Bulldogs from Kobe, Japan, in a series of games at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 19-20, 2013. The games lasted two days with M.C. Perry and Kinnick MORE
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Samurai boys extinguish red hot devils 55-40
January 11, 2013 — January 11, 2013, was one of the most anticipated nights of the entire high school basketball season. The Nile C. Kinnick High School Red Devils endured a thirteen hour bus ride from Yokosuka Naval base to play the Matthew C. Perry High School Samurai basketball team.Although Kinnick high school is a Division 1 school with almost 700 students, MORE
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How about this Apple?
April 20, 2012 — “Apple,” the name may not mean much to many, aside from the delicious fruit. But among his peers and adults at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Tyelor D. Apple is a well-respected athlete and student.Apple, a Matthew C. Perry High School senior, has been named the Stars and Stripes Pacific high school boys Athlete of the Week for the first week of MORE
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