A somber ritual upon a mountaintop

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Lt. Col. James Hackbarth, 374th Operations Support Squadron commander, pours bourbon from World War II-era canteen over an American monument on Mount Shizuhata, Shizuoka, Japan, June 16, 2012. The canteen was found, warped and deformed, at the crash site of two B-29 bombers after they collided mid-air during a bombing raid over Shizuoka. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse

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