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Japanese children from the Shunan International Children’s Club perform the “Sakura Dance” during the Japanese Cultural Exchange Program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 20, 2017. The “Sakura Dance” is a traditional dance depicting the season of cherry blossoms in Japan and demonstrates their unique culture. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell) - Japanese children from the Shunan International Children’s Club perform the “Sakura Dance” during the Japanese Cultural Exchange Program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 20, 2017. The “Sakura Dance” is a traditional dance depicting the season of cherry blossoms in Japan and demonstrates their unique culture. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell)

Volunteers from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, teach the English alphabet to Midoro Hoikuen students during a community relations preschool event in Iwakuni City, Feb. 19, 2015. Coordinated by the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard station, volunteers spent the morning dancing, singing, learning and playing with the Japanese children. The chapel coordinates multiple COMREL events each month to give MCAS Iwakuni personnel a chance to be part of the growing relationship between the station and community. - Volunteers from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, teach the English alphabet to Midoro Hoikuen students during a community relations preschool event in Iwakuni City, Feb. 19, 2015. Coordinated by the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard station, volunteers spent the morning dancing, singing, learning and playing with the Japanese children. The chapel coordinates multiple COMREL events each month to give MCAS Iwakuni personnel a chance to be part of the growing relationship between the station and community.