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

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

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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Team Yokota commemorates Memorial Day

Published June 2, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

Team Yokota members of all ages participated in a Memorial Day ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 27, 2022.