B-29 ceremony honors those who sacrificed all

Maxwell Taylor Kennedy and his daughter, Noah Isabella Rose Kennedy, greet Col. Douglas DeLaMater, 374th Airlift Wing commander, at a B-29 memorial ceremony in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, March 21, 2015. The ceremony marks the 70th anniversary of the crash between two B-29 Superfortress aircraft that killed 23 Airmen. Kennedy was the guest speaker for the event. He finished his speech by saying, “There are many different challenges and difficulties all around the world. There is no greater friendship between countries and between people like the bond between Japan and America.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Wash-burn/Released)

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B-29 ceremony honors those who sacrificed all

The names of 23 fallen Airmen adorn a monument at a B-29 memorial in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, March 21, 2015. On Feb. 10, 1945, two B-29s collided in the air above Gunma. After the crash, Japanese citizens buried the fallen Airmen even though they were considered the enemy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Washburn/Released)

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B-29 ceremony honors those who sacrificed all

Air Force service members bow their heads as Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David Mansberger, 374th Airlift Wing chaplain, delivers an invocation during the B-29 memorial ceremony in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, March 21, 2015. The ceremony was held by Shinyu Kizaki, the temple priest at Seiganji Shrine. Kizaki was 12 years-old when the two B-29s crashed in 1945. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Washburn/Released)

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Airman 1st Class Kyle Cazier, 374th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice, renders a salute to the fallen Airmen at the B-29 memorial ceremony in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, March, 21, 2015. “I was excited to participate in the ceremony and I didn’t know what to expect,” Cazier said. “I feel like the peace we have now is what people back then would have wanted. I greatly appreciate what they fought for and what they went through.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Washburn/Released)

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B-29 ceremony honors those who sacrificed all

Airmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan, wait in a line to pay their respects to the 23 fallen Airmen at the B-29 memorial ceremony in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, March 21, 2015. To honor those that lost their lives, the Airmen laid down a flower and rendered a salute. Yokota Airmen have been participating in B-29 ceremonies since 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mi-chael Washburn/Released)

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Priests from seven local temples perform a sutra and chants at the B-29 memorial ceremony in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, March 21, 2015. The ceremony memorializes 23 Airmen from two B-29s that crashed into each other on Feb. 10, 1945. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Washburn/Released)

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B-29 ceremony honors those who sacrificed all

Published March 24, 2015