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Elliott Yamin performs a track off of his new album “Fight for Love” at the parade deck here Oct. 14 during a United Services Organization tour of Guam and Japan. Yamin placed third in the fifth season of American Idol and came out with his hit single “Wait for You” in 2007. This was Yamin’s second United Services Organization tour and his seventh time touring Japan. - Elliott Yamin performs a track off of his new album “Fight for Love” at the parade deck here Oct. 14 during a United Services Organization tour of Guam and Japan. Yamin placed third in the fifth season of American Idol and came out with his hit single “Wait for You” in 2007. This was Yamin’s second United Services Organization tour and his seventh time touring Japan.

A local school band parades down the streets of Iwakuni during the 53rd Annual Iwakuni Festival Sunday. In addition to the parade, various stands selling food, clothing and trinkets were set up for festival goers. - A local school band parades down the streets of Iwakuni during the 53rd Annual Iwakuni Festival Sunday. In addition to the parade, various stands selling food, clothing and trinkets were set up for festival goers.

53rd Annual Iwakuni Festival : 97,000 people enjoy fun filled day with food, games, parades, live musical performances

As the summer months come to an end and the fall season begins, festivals filled with food stands, music and dancing in the streets are being held all over Japan in celebration of this year’s harvest.Following suit, the city of Iwakuni, Iwakuni Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Iwakuni Tourism Association hosted the 53rd annual Iwakuni Festival

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Warhammer 40,000

Huddled around a table in the activities room of Building 658 here, a few Marine sergeants and civilians try to determine their next plan of attack. For today, they have been promoted to generals. Each commander’s mind was bent on pushing the will of his army to attack and defend the ruined landscape arranged before him.This is war, or rather

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MWSS-171 Marines arrive in Philippines

The final batch of Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 arrived at Clark Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 6 in support of Philippine Bilateral Exercise (PHIBLEX).PHIBLEX is a training exercise with the Filipino armed forces aimed toward improving readiness and relations.“Ultimately, our purpose here is to successfully conduct a bilateral

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Red Ribbon Week: ‘United as one to make a difference’

From Oct. 19 - 23, the station will recognize and participate in Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week is the largest and oldest drugprevention campaign in the United States.Red Ribbon Week began after the kidnapping, torture and brutal murder of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985.On Feb. 7, 1985, he was kidnapped in

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Terminators fall to Hi-Lighters 3-0

Another week of the Youth Soccer season came to an end here at the Penny Lake soccer fields Oct. 8 where the Hi-Lighters fell to the Terminators 3-0.The Hi-Lighters have only lost one other game this season and tied two, which leaves them at the top of the standings and well in front of the rest of the pack but just behind the Unknown, who have one

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Sailors look at a 1942 United States Navy jumper blue top and cover displayed during the 2009 Navy Ball at the Club Iwakuni Ballroom here Oct. 9. The theme of this year’s ball was “remembering our past to secure our futures.” - Sailors look at a 1942 United States Navy jumper blue top and cover displayed during the 2009 Navy Ball at the Club Iwakuni Ballroom here Oct. 9. The theme of this year’s ball was “remembering our past to secure our futures.”