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Students at the Tohoku University in Sendai, mainland Japan, actively participate in a lecture Jan. 11 by Dr. Robert D. Eldridge, deputy assistant chief of staff, G-7 community policy, planning and liaison office, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, as he explains the Marine Corps Installations Pacific Home Stay Program and the efforts III Marine Expeditionary Force provided during Operation Tomodachi. The Home Stay Program was a coordinated and supported, four-day cultural exchange and community relations event on Okinawa for twenty-five students from Oshima Island Elementary School and Middle School, hosted by MCIPAC volunteer families. The homestay provided temporary relaxation for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and was symbolic of the affection and friendship between the people of Japan and the United States.
| Date Taken: | 01.11.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 01.12.2012 19:44 |
| Photo ID: | 509087 |
| VIRIN: | 120111-M-BC982-816 |
| Resolution: | 2808x1872 |
| Size: | 2.56 MB |
| Location: | SENDAI, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 10 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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