From left to right, Mr. Jiro Takahashi, a member of the Fujinowaki Neighborhood Association, Mr. Kozo Nakagawa, the president of the Fujinowaki Neighborhood Association, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew Forshee, center right, the future operations officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a native of Texas, and children from local Kure City middle school, pose for a group photo during the 81th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, March. 28, 2026. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon)
| Date Taken: | 03.27.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.02.2026 20:08 |
| Photo ID: | 9593405 |
| VIRIN: | 260328-M-TK882-1346 |
| Resolution: | 6530x4355 |
| Size: | 4.19 MB |
| Location: | KURE, YAMAGUCHI, JP |
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