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Brig. Gen. Mark R. Wise tours the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Museum before attending the annual ceremony honoring fallen men and women of the Battle of Okinawa June 23 at the Okinawa Peace Memorial Park. The ceremony took place on the 70th anniversary of the end of the battle and brought approximately 5,400 people from Okinawa and other prefectures. Honored guests included Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe; Governor of Okinawa Prefecture, Takeshi Onaga; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy; U.S. Consul General, Alfred R. Magelby; and Commanding General of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Brig. Gen. Joaquin F. Malavet among others. During the ceremony there was a minute-long moment of silence at noon along with flowers placed on the memorial to honor the dead. Wise is the deputy commanding general of U.S. Forces Japan.
| Date Taken: | 06.23.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 06.28.2015 19:28 |
| Photo ID: | 2034096 |
| VIRIN: | 150623-M-AO893-009 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 3.74 MB |
| Location: | ITOMAN CITY, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 27 |
| Downloads: | 8 |
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