Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eric C. Dostie (third from left), command sergeant major, United States Army Japan (USARJ), listens to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Kimura Hiroomi, command sergeant major, Western Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) explain the historical impact of a memorial dedicated to Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) Col. Kunio Nakagawa, commander of the Japanese forces that defended the island of Peleliu during a fierce, 73-day battle between the IJA and U.S. Marines in the fall of 1944. Dostie visited Hiroomi at JGSDF Western Army headquarters in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, Feb. 12, 2016, to discuss past successes, current challenges and future opportunities among USARJ, JGSDF and their respective noncommissioned officer corps. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)
Date Taken: | 02.12.2016 |
Date Posted: | 02.14.2016 17:11 |
Photo ID: | 2401416 |
VIRIN: | 160212-A-DB402-7208 |
Resolution: | 4902x3315 |
Size: | 1.23 MB |
Location: | KUMAMOTO, JP |
Web Views: | 40 |
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