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Folk songs and friendships; dancing Bon Odori - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Kikuko Shinjo, a local Iwakuni resident, pose for a photo during a Bon Odori festival at the Kinjuen nursing home in Iwakuni City, Japan, Aug. 14, 2019. Station residents were invited to participate in a Bon Odori festival through the Marine Corps Community Services Cultural Adaptation Program. Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom, meant to honor the spirits of their ancestors. Highlights from the festival were the Bon Odori dance, Yukatas and eating traditional Japanese summer foods. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune) (This image was created in color and changed to black-and-white.)
Masatoshi Ohno, Yokoyama 1st section representative and Iwakuni local, prepares to honor the Shiroyama Hime Shrine during the Bon-Odori Yukata-Experience festival in the Yokoyama area of Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 13, 2016. During the festival, priests blessed the Shiroyama Hime shrine and gave a moment of silence in honor of those who passed this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego) - Masatoshi Ohno, Yokoyama 1st section representative and Iwakuni local, prepares to honor the Shiroyama Hime Shrine during the Bon-Odori Yukata-Experience festival in the Yokoyama area of Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 13, 2016. During the festival, priests blessed the Shiroyama Hime shrine and gave a moment of silence in honor of those who passed this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)
Adam Boardman, a third grader at Matthew C. Perry Elementary School, poses for a photo with Eugene Clark, Youth and Teen Center director, after winning a bike in a raffle during the 13th annual Month of the Military Child festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 9, 2016. The month of April honors and recognizes military children for the struggles they overcome such as frequent moves, school changes and separation from active duty parents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson/Released) - Adam Boardman, a third grader at Matthew C. Perry Elementary School, poses for a photo with Eugene Clark, Youth and Teen Center director, after winning a bike in a raffle during the 13th annual Month of the Military Child festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 9, 2016. The month of April honors and recognizes military children for the struggles they overcome such as frequent moves, school changes and separation from active duty parents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson/Released)
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.
Visitors, volunteers and staff pose for a picture after the closing ceremony at the Hina Doll Festival in Shunan City, Japan, March 7, 2015. Shunan International Children’s Club invited School Age Care aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, to celebrate the Hina Doll Festival at the Shinnanyo Fureai Center in Shunan City. The Hina Doll Festival, or Hinamatsuri, is a day in Japan when parents celebrate their daughters’ happiness, growth and good health and is usually held on March 3. - Visitors, volunteers and staff pose for a picture after the closing ceremony at the Hina Doll Festival in Shunan City, Japan, March 7, 2015. Shunan International Children’s Club invited School Age Care aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, to celebrate the Hina Doll Festival at the Shinnanyo Fureai Center in Shunan City. The Hina Doll Festival, or Hinamatsuri, is a day in Japan when parents celebrate their daughters’ happiness, growth and good health and is usually held on March 3.
Fred Waring, station resident, passes out candy to the trick-or-treaters roaming the streets of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during the Halloween Festival Oct. 31, 2013. A total of 302 visitors came aboard station to partake in the festivities; 139 were adults. - Fred Waring, station resident, passes out candy to the trick-or-treaters roaming the streets of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during the Halloween Festival Oct. 31, 2013. A total of 302 visitors came aboard station to partake in the festivities; 139 were adults.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force drill team performs at the JMSDF Iwakuni base festival here Sunday. The JMSDF drill team is composed of cadets in flight training. Other performances included Taiko drums, White Snake Power Rangers and the Japanese band Salbia. - The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force drill team performs at the JMSDF Iwakuni base festival here Sunday. The JMSDF drill team is composed of cadets in flight training. Other performances included Taiko drums, White Snake Power Rangers and the Japanese band Salbia.
An aircraft rescue firefighter here helps a child operate a fire hose after dressing in proximity firefighting suits and running approximately five yards during a demonstration at the Matthew C. Perry Fall Festival at the M.C. Perry soccer fields here Oct. 16. The station fire department also provided a fire truck for the children to explore. - An aircraft rescue firefighter here helps a child operate a fire hose after dressing in proximity firefighting suits and running approximately five yards during a demonstration at the Matthew C. Perry Fall Festival at the M.C. Perry soccer fields here Oct. 16. The station fire department also provided a fire truck for the children to explore.
A young girl tightly holds an inflatable ball given to her by staff at the Marine Corps Community Services’ Youth and Teen Center’s 7th annual Month of the Military Child Festival at the Multi-Purpose Activities Center Dome here April 11. The more than 450 children present were able to joyfully experience an Easter egg hunt prior to the myriad of events during the festival such as face painting, children’s games, toy giveaways, and a sack race. - A young girl tightly holds an inflatable ball given to her by staff at the Marine Corps Community Services’ Youth and Teen Center’s 7th annual Month of the Military Child Festival at the Multi-Purpose Activities Center Dome here April 11. The more than 450 children present were able to joyfully experience an Easter egg hunt prior to the myriad of events during the festival such as face painting, children’s games, toy giveaways, and a sack race.