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    A formal outdoor ceremony is taking place in what appears to be Japan, with a man in a black suit reading from a document at a podium area. Three national flags are displayed — the United Kingdom (Union Jack), Japan (Hinomaru), and the United States — suggesting an international commemorative or diplomatic event. A floral arrangement on a stand bears a Japanese inscription, and two other formally dressed men stand in the background, one holding an acoustic guitar.

    IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN

    04.15.2013

    Photo by Cpl. Kenneth Trotter Jr. 

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

    Shimada Yoshikuni, a minister from the Onomichi Yoshiwa Dendosho branch of the United Church of Christ in Japan, recites a prayer during a memorial for POWs from Mukaishima POW Sub-Camp No. 4 in Onomichi, Japan, April 15, 2013. The location was once the sight of the camp. “It is important for us to continue to remember the men and women from all nations who fought in the great conflict,” said Col. James C. Stewart, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer. “This memorial will stand as a reminder of their tremendous sacrifice and our desire for world peace. Today, Japan and the United States and the United Kingdom form the strongest and most important security alliance in the world.”

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    Date Taken: 04.15.2013
    Date Posted: 04.26.2013 00:42
    Photo ID: 915453
    VIRIN: 130415-M-XR064-076
    Resolution: 3168x4752
    Size: 5.36 MB
    Location: IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP
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    A formal outdoor ceremony is taking place in what appears to be Japan, with a man in a black suit reading from a document at a podium area. Three national flags are displayed — the United Kingdom (Union Jack), Japan (Hinomaru), and the United States — suggesting an international commemorative or diplomatic event. A floral arrangement on a stand bears a Japanese inscription, and two other formally dressed men stand in the background, one holding an acoustic guitar.
    Three Buddhist monks with shaved heads are participating in a formal outdoor ceremony, two wearing white robes with gold embroidery and one in dark blue robes. They are standing in a prayer posture with hands pressed together. A crowd of observers, floral offerings, and an urban backdrop with hills are visible in the background.
    A Buddhist monk with a shaved head is captured mid-prayer or chant, holding prayer beads (juzu) with hands pressed together in a gassho gesture. He is wearing traditional Buddhist robes consisting of a white inner garment and a dark navy outer robe draped over one shoulder. The image is taken from a low angle, framed by architectural elements, under a clear blue sky.
    A memorial ceremony is taking place at what appears to be a commemorative monument or plaque. A military officer in olive green uniform is laying flowers at the memorial, accompanied by a civilian in a dark suit and a young girl in a school uniform holding a bouquet. Multiple floral arrangements have already been placed at the site.

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