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Participants give one last war cry before marching off at the Kuragake Castle Festival in Kuga, Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 22, 2015. The festival honors the local Kuga samurai who urged their castle lord to take a last stand against a much larger enemy force. According to event coordinators, U.S. participants in the 26th annual Kuragake Castle Festival boosted the spirit of the festival and made the stage performance one of their most highlighted events. - Participants give one last war cry before marching off at the Kuragake Castle Festival in Kuga, Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 22, 2015. The festival honors the local Kuga samurai who urged their castle lord to take a last stand against a much larger enemy force. According to event coordinators, U.S. participants in the 26th annual Kuragake Castle Festival boosted the spirit of the festival and made the stage performance one of their most highlighted events.

Participants ride bikes, scooters and walk during the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Independence Day Parade that circled the Parade deck block aboard station, July 4, 2013. Bikes, scooters and helmets were decorated in red, white and blue as they kept on trucking through the rain to show their American pride. - Participants ride bikes, scooters and walk during the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Independence Day Parade that circled the Parade deck block aboard station, July 4, 2013. Bikes, scooters and helmets were decorated in red, white and blue as they kept on trucking through the rain to show their American pride.