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    Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa [Image 5 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. Airman 1st Class Michael Haines, 18th Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, cuts off branches from a tree during a tomb clean-up in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. Paths toward the shrines had to be cleared to provide the visiting Okinawan families safe passage to the tombs of their ancestors. (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: 8976277
    VIRIN: 250409-F-VM929-1117
    Resolution: 6048x4024
    Size: 6.54 MB
    Location: KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JP

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