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    Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa [Image 4 of 14]

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    Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

    KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    04.09.2025

    Photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon 

    18th Wing

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Diego Delgado, 18th Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, cuts vines off the surrounding area of a tomb in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. Airmen with the 18th MUNS cleaned the tombs for Okinawan families, giving them more time to pay their respects during Shimi, a grave-sweeping festival during weekends in April where local people gather and eat food in courtyards while paying respects at their family’s tombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)

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    Date Taken: 04.09.2025
    Date Posted: 04.16.2025 04:49
    Photo ID: 8976276
    VIRIN: 250409-F-VM929-1107
    Resolution: 6048x4024
    Size: 6.21 MB
    Location: KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JP

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