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Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman - The Furukawa family memorial was created by Kazuzou Furukawa to mourn the deaths of his family following the end of World War II after the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Angela Garrits, a Marine Corps Family Team Building life skills and readiness and deployment trainer, briefs service members, Department of Defense employees and civilians to inform them on the importance of Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) at 10th Regional Support Group Ammunition Depot in Kure City, Japan, May 3, 2017. A NEO takes place in the event of natural disasters, industrial accidents and military threats. Reaching out to other military installations provides the opportunity for a smooth operation and increases readiness in the area in case a real NEO occurs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mason Roy) - Angela Garrits, a Marine Corps Family Team Building life skills and readiness and deployment trainer, briefs service members, Department of Defense employees and civilians to inform them on the importance of Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) at 10th Regional Support Group Ammunition Depot in Kure City, Japan, May 3, 2017. A NEO takes place in the event of natural disasters, industrial accidents and military threats. Reaching out to other military installations provides the opportunity for a smooth operation and increases readiness in the area in case a real NEO occurs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mason Roy)