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Yokota, Japan remember WWII fallen during U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service

Honor Guard members assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, stand at parade rest prior to the U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 11, 2022, at Mt. Shizuhata, Shizuoka city, Japan. The memorial service provided participants the opportunity to honor those who lost their lives during a World War II air raid on June 20, 1945. During the raid, two U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortresses collided mid-air over Shizuoka City, resulting in the death of 23 Airmen on board the aircraft. Representatives of the U.S. Air Force’s Yokota Air Base, Japan Self-Defense Force, and Shizuoka City rendered their respects to the Airmen and Japanese civilians who lost their lives as a result of the tragedy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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Team Yokota commemorates Memorial Day

Col. Andrew Campbell, 374th Airlift Wing commander, thanks the service members, civilians and Gold Star families in attendance during a Memorial Day ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 27, 2022. The tradition of Gold Star families’ dates back to World War I, where soldier’s family members would display flags with a blue star for each relative serving in the military, turning the star gold if they perished in battle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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Team Yokota commemorates Memorial Day

Members of the Base Honor Guard hold a tri-folded U.S. flag as part of a Memorial Day ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 27, 2022. Flag folding is a part of U.S. military funeral ceremonies, and is also performed during Memorial Day ceremonies to pay respects to fallen service members. Honor Guard members fold the flag in a triangle pattern 13 times to represent the original 13 U.S. colonies, displaying only blue with white stars when completed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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Team Yokota commemorates Memorial Day

Two members of the Base Honor Guard fold a U.S. flag as part of a Memorial Day ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 27, 2022. Flag folding is a part of U.S. military funeral ceremonies, and is also performed during Memorial Day ceremonies to pay respects to fallen service members. Honor Guard members fold the flag in a triangle pattern 13 times to represent the original 13 U.S. colonies, displaying only blue with white stars when completed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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Team Yokota commemorates Memorial Day

Members of the U.S. Civil Air Patrol salute a commemorative wreath during a Memorial Day ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 27, 2022. A tradition of Memorial Day ceremonies is to pay respects to the honored dead by offering red, white and blue flowers to symbolize remembrance, purity and eternity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
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Japanese military leadership present flowers during the B-29 Memorial Ceremony June 23, 2018, in Shizuoka City, Japan. The ceremony honored the 23 American Airmen and over 2,000 Japanese live lost during a bombing raid over Shizuoka City. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William Villegas, 5th Air Force deputy director, participates in an incense ceremony during the B-29 Memorial Ceremony, June 23, 2018, in Shizuoka City, Japan. During the ceremony, flowers, incense and prayers were offered to the B-29 aircrew and Japanese lives lost. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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Japanese military officers play the trumpet during the B-29 Memorial Ceremony June 23, 2018, in Shizuoka City, Japan. Since 1972 Yokota Airmen and Japanese citizens have come together to honor those who lost their lives during a World War II air raid over Shizuoka City.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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Flowers and whiskey are placed by the B-29 Memorial during a ceremony June 23, 2018, in Shizuoka City, Japan. Since 1972 Yokota Airmen and Japanese citizens have come together to honor those who lost their lives during a World War II air raid over Shizuoka City. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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U.S. Air Force Col. Tanya J. Anderson, 374th Mission Support Group commander, pours whiskey on the B-29 memorial June 23, 2018, in Shizuoka City, Japan. The Bourbon Whiskey is poured from the Blackened Canteen as a symbol of a final shared drink with departed comrades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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Yokota Air Base members place flowers at the Japanese memorial during a B-29 Memorial Ceremony, June 23, 2018, in Shizuoka City, Japan. The ceremony has been held for over 7 decades; commemorating the American and Japanese lives lost during a B-29 bombing raid and subsequent collision over Shizuoka City. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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U.S. Army Specialist Thomas Smith, U.S. Army Japan Band member, plays 'Taps' during the B-29 Memorial Ceremony, June 23, 2018, in Shizuoka City, Japan. The ceremony has been held for over 7 decades; commemorating the American and Japanese lives lost during a B-29 bombing raid and subsequent collision over Shizuoka City. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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A Japanese military member pours sake onto the Japanese memorial during the B-29 Memorial Ceremony, June 23, 2018, in Shizuoka City, Japan. The sake is a symbol of a final shared drink with departed comrades.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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U.S. Air Force Col. Tanya J. Anderson, 374th Mission Support Group commander, speaks during the B-29 Memorial Ceremony, June 23, 2018, in Shizuoka City, Japan. Anderson spoke about the importance of how having compassion for one another can evolve into a close partnership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Savary, 730 Air Mobility Squadron communications administrator, salutes during the playing of the National Anthem, June 23, 2018, in Shizuoka City, Japan. Savary was one of many Yokota Airmen who volunteered to participate in the 46th annual B-29 Memorial Ceremony, which commemorated lives lost during a bomb raid over Shizuoka City during World War II.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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Good Deed Award winners pose with their certificates following the Good Deed Award ceremony at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 19, 2018. Six Yokota Air Base members were recognized for their involvement in environmental beautification, guidance of youths and children, good neighborhood and contribution to public life citation categories. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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Lt. Col. Jason Jaeger, 374th Airlift Wing director of staff, (right) and Kensuke Katuno, Good Deed Association president, (left) sing during the Good Deed Award ceremony at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 19, 2018. This performance was a part of a variety of entertainment during the ceremony, which also included a Japanese Junior High School band, a Japanese comedy act, and a vocalist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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Lt. Col. Jason Jaeger, 374th Airlift Wing director of staff, speaks During the Good Deed Award ceremony at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 19, 2018. Jaeger was invited to represent Yokota Air Base, Japan. During his speech he hailed the importance of continued professional and respectful relationships within the Japanese community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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Lt. Col. James A. Cunnigham, 374th Wing Staff Agencies commander, and Richard M. Coyle, 374th Airlift Wing victim advocate, await being presented an award during the Good Deed Award ceremony at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 19, 2018. Cunningham and Coyle were two of four Yokota Air Base members recognized for their dedication to enhancing a positive cultural exchange and community interaction through their involvement in the Ome Culture Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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Airman 1st Class Ashlyn M. Tran, 374th Communications Squadron cyber systems technician, receives an award during the Good Deed Award ceremony at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 19, 2018. Since 2004, 61 groups and individuals from Yokota have been recognized for their role in performing good deeds within the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)
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