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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Commanding Officer Col. James C. Stewart, British consulate general of Osaka Consul-General Simon Fisher, and Mukaishima Chuo Elementary School first grader Aoi Ode, lay bouquets of flowers April 15, 2013, at the memorial site for POWs who were captured or killed at the former Mukaishima POW Sub-Camp No. 4. The part of Onomichi where the memorial stands was once known as Mukaishima, and it is here where more than 200 Allied servicemembers toiled in shipyards carrying materials until the war’s end in 1945. - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Commanding Officer Col. James C. Stewart, British consulate general of Osaka Consul-General Simon Fisher, and Mukaishima Chuo Elementary School first grader Aoi Ode, lay bouquets of flowers April 15, 2013, at the memorial site for POWs who were captured or killed at the former Mukaishima POW Sub-Camp No. 4. The part of Onomichi where the memorial stands was once known as Mukaishima, and it is here where more than 200 Allied servicemembers toiled in shipyards carrying materials until the war’s end in 1945.

Cpl. Steven Timmons, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron special intelligence systems administrator, picks up trash during the Kintai Bridge cleanup, which took place next to the bridge March 23, 2013. Participants used rubber gloves and plastic bags while venturing out to collect all the trash they could find. - Cpl. Steven Timmons, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron special intelligence systems administrator, picks up trash during the Kintai Bridge cleanup, which took place next to the bridge March 23, 2013. Participants used rubber gloves and plastic bags while venturing out to collect all the trash they could find.

Station volunteers with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Marine Aircraft Group 12 build a tunnel for the children of the Marifu Hoikuen (Marifu pre-school/kindergarten) during a community-relations event March 14, 2013. Children advancing to the next grade had the opportunity to run through the tunnel first. - Station volunteers with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Marine Aircraft Group 12 build a tunnel for the children of the Marifu Hoikuen (Marifu pre-school/kindergarten) during a community-relations event March 14, 2013. Children advancing to the next grade had the opportunity to run through the tunnel first.

Actors in dragon costume light fireworks to add a fire-breathing effect during a kagura performance at the Japanese American Society Culture Festival held at Matthew C. Perry’s high school cafeteria here, March 9, 2013. The show called Yamatano-Orochi, is based on a Japanese folklore of an eight-headed and eight-tailed serpent. - Actors in dragon costume light fireworks to add a fire-breathing effect during a kagura performance at the Japanese American Society Culture Festival held at Matthew C. Perry’s high school cafeteria here, March 9, 2013. The show called Yamatano-Orochi, is based on a Japanese folklore of an eight-headed and eight-tailed serpent.

Iwakuni Municipal Kawashimo Elementary School students perform the “Sohran Folk Dance” during the U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert, which took place inside the Sinfonia Iwakuni, March 2, 2013. The concert consisted of multiple songs and performances by several local Japanese schools and Matthew C. Perry Elementary and High School students. - Iwakuni Municipal Kawashimo Elementary School students perform the “Sohran Folk Dance” during the U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert, which took place inside the Sinfonia Iwakuni, March 2, 2013. The concert consisted of multiple songs and performances by several local Japanese schools and Matthew C. Perry Elementary and High School students.