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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew Forshee, left, the executive officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a native of Texas, reads a message from the Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan while Takayuki Takeda, a master labor contractor with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Iwakuni, translates it to the members of the Meitoku District Association during 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)
| Date Taken: | 04.03.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.07.2025 20:39 |
| Photo ID: | 8958743 |
| VIRIN: | 250403-M-IM996-1477 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 13.36 MB |
| Location: | KURE, HIROSHIMA, JP |
| Web Views: | 17 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony Honors 80 Years of Reflection, Healing, and Friendship
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