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    Navy Misawa and VP-8 team up to help Japanese community

    Navy Misawa and VP-8 team up to help Japanese community

    Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Pedro Rodriguez | Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Dane Alred from Redmond, Utah, and assigned to...... read more read more

    MINAMISANRIKUCHO, MIYAGI, JAPAN

    10.19.2012

    Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Pedro Rodriguez 

    Naval Air Facility Misawa

    MINAMISANRIKUCHO, Japan — More than 20 sailors from Naval Air Facility Misawa and Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 took an overnight trip to Miyagi Prefecture, Oct. 19-20, 2012, to help the victims of the March 2011 tsunami that struck northeastern Japan.

    On a chilly 40-degree morning, sailors gathered and loaded their bus for a six-hour ride down south to Minamisanrikucho. Upon arriving to their destination, they immediately disembarked their bus and headed out to work.

    The community relations project consisted of cleaning up a local farm – roughly 5,000 square yards in size.

    “We are helping them help themselves recover from the devastation the tsunami caused in the area,” said Chief Aviation Machinist’s Mate Roy Cedeño, a native of San Jose, Costa Rica. “I think the local population depends on the farms to subsist, and we are honored to have the opportunity to come out here and help our host nation in whatever way they need us.”

    After a long day of work, sailors spent the night in a local common house, and woke up early to continue the work they started. By mid afternoon, the job was done and the fields were ready for planting.

    “It was a lot of work, but we were happy to make a difference in this hard-hit area,” said Information Systems Technician 1st Class Lydale Hyde, originally from Columbus, Ga. “I think it’s important that our Japanese brothers and sisters know they can count on us to lend a helping hand whenever it’s needed.”

    For more news from Naval Air Facility Misawa, visit https://www.cnic.navy.mil/misawa/index.htm or check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/nafmisawa.

    For Patrol Squadron 8, visit http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/vp8/Pages/default.aspx or check out our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Patrol-Squadron-EIGHT-VP-8/335177721864?ref=hl

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    Date Taken: 10.19.2012
    Date Posted: 10.21.2012 22:19
    Story ID: 96524
    Location: MINAMISANRIKUCHO, MIYAGI, JP
    Hometown: SAN JOSE, SJ, CR
    Hometown: COLUMBUS, GA, US
    Hometown: JACKSONVILLE, FL, US

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