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Planting pinwheels, growing prevention
190328-M-HB452-1009.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Andrew Jones

Apr 1, 2019
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Pinwheels lined up before a pinwheel planting event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 28, 2019. The pinwheel planting was held by the Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni, Family Advocacy Program in order to raise awareness for National Child Abuse Prevention month at MCAS Iwakuni. During the event, nearly 400 students from Iwakuni Elementary School, assisted by volunteer service members, parents, school teachers and MCCS employees, planted 1,500 pinwheels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones)


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