Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

A student from Matthew C. Perry Elementary School aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hangs their handmade ornament on the tree located outside the school’s entrance for the Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 6, 2013. Children ages 3-12 participated in the event by making an ornament for a veteran they know. - A student from Matthew C. Perry Elementary School aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hangs their handmade ornament on the tree located outside the school’s entrance for the Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 6, 2013. Children ages 3-12 participated in the event by making an ornament for a veteran they know.

Noah Saulsberry, right, an Iwakuni Legends player, tries to block Christopher Kinney, left, a Jolly Green Giants player, during the Youth Basketball championship held at IronWorks Gym sports courts here, March 14, 2013. At the two minute mark in the final period, the Giants took the lead and continued to score, finishing the game 31-21. - Noah Saulsberry, right, an Iwakuni Legends player, tries to block Christopher Kinney, left, a Jolly Green Giants player, during the Youth Basketball championship held at IronWorks Gym sports courts here, March 14, 2013. At the two minute mark in the final period, the Giants took the lead and continued to score, finishing the game 31-21.

A student participating in the New Year New Hobby program practices writing the Kanji "Wa," which stands for harmony, at calligraphy night at the library in Building 411, Jan. 10, 2013. The class consisted of proper brush holding technique, how to execute strokes, and the history behind calligraphy. - A student participating in the New Year New Hobby program practices writing the Kanji "Wa," which stands for harmony, at calligraphy night at the library in Building 411, Jan. 10, 2013. The class consisted of proper brush holding technique, how to execute strokes, and the history behind calligraphy.