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    US Airman Returns World War II Artifacts Back to the Japanese people [Image 1 of 19]

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    US Airman Returns World War II Artifacts Back to the Japanese people

    OKINAWA, JAPAN

    07.19.2024

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan 

    163d Attack Wing   

    U.S. Air National Guard Lt. Col. Patrick Cichon, Commander of the 129th Medical Group, Emergency Medicine Physician, and Flight Surgeon, repatriates World War II artifacts to the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum on July 20, 2024. These artifacts were preserved by Cichon’s late father, USMC Sgt. Casimir Joseph Cichon, during and after the Battle of Okinawa. As a gesture of goodwill and a commitment to strengthening partnerships, Cichon returned these and other artifacts to the Japanese people on behalf of his father. Additional artifacts were also given to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Gunma Prefectural Museum of History in mainland Japan. (U.S. Air National Guard Photograph by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan)

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    Date Taken: 07.19.2024
    Date Posted: 08.09.2024 14:01
    Photo ID: 8575261
    VIRIN: 240720-Z-WT190-3158
    Resolution: 8256x5504
    Size: 23.64 MB
    Location: OKINAWA, JP

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