Japanese POW(s) Friendship Program War Memorial Ceremony [Image 5 of 26]

YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA, JAPAN

02.14.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley Estrella 

Commander, Naval Forces Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan  (Feb. 14, 2023)  Flowers on an urn at a war memorial ceremony for the Japanese/POW(s) Friendship Program, Feb. 14, at Yokohama Commonwealth War Cemetery. The cemetery includes a large urn containing the ashes of 335 Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen from the United States, the British Commonwealth and the Kingdom of the Netherlands who died as POWs in Japan. The ceremony is sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commander, Navy Region Japan, bringing families of U.S. prisoners of war to Japan for a week-long reconciliation tour. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ashley M.C. Estrella

• Date Taken: 02.14.2023
• Date Posted: 02.14.2023 20:13
• Photo ID: 7634320
• VIRIN: 230214-N-ON904-1007
• Resolution: 6226x4151
• Size: 1.33 MB
• Location: YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA, JP