Command Sgt. Maj. John Brown, senior enlisted advisor of the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 94th Army Air and Missile Command, stands with Sgt. Maj. John Osuna and Sgt. Maj. Jason Lewis after performing the bon dance while wearing yakutas during the Bon Odori festival at Camp Zama, Japan on August 3, 2024. United States Army Garrison Japan hosted their Bon Odori festival to celebrate the more than 500-year-old Japanese tradition of honoring the spirits of one's ancestors with the surrounding Zama community. The garrison and has been hosting this festival with the residents of Zama for over 65 years. Leaders from the Japanese community as well as senior military leaders from the U.S. Army tenant units shared the stage donning yakutas to perform the Bon Odori (bon dance) to further deepen our relationship as good neighbors. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Frank Spatt)
Date Taken: | 08.03.2024 |
Date Posted: | 08.08.2024 04:15 |
Photo ID: | 8577814 |
VIRIN: | 240803-A-TR140-1195 |
Resolution: | 4480x6372 |
Size: | 13.79 MB |
Location: | CAMP ZAMA, KANAGAWA, JP |
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