Japanese POW(s) Friendship Program War Memorial Ceremony [Image 12 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)  Lt. Matthew Moynihan, U.S. Navy Command Chaplain, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Higgins (DDG 76), speaks with a service-veteran family member during 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 Released)

• Date Taken: 02.14.2023
• Date Posted: 02.14.2023 20:14
• Photo ID: 7634327
• VIRIN: 230214-N-ON904-1023
• Resolution: 7194x4796
• Size: 1.1 MB
• Location: YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA, JP