Photo by Cpl. Drew Tech | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.16.2015
U.S. Navy Lt. Andrew Burns shakes hands with a resident Jan. 16 at Hikarigaoka nursing home in Okinawa, Japan. Marines, sailors and military family members with 7th Communication Battalion joined with staff and residents of the nursing home to participate in a New Year mochitsuki ceremony. The ceremony is a Japanese tradition where they pound rice with a wooden mallet to make mochi, a Japanese......
Photo by Cpl. Drew Tech | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.16.2015
Capt. Jason E. Misner shakes hands with a resident Jan. 16 at Hikarigaoka Nursing Home in Okinawa, Japan. Marines, sailors and military family members with 7th Communication Battalion joined with staff and residents of the nursing home to participate in a New Year mochitsuki ceremony. The ceremony is a Japanese tradition where they pound rice with a wooden mallet to make mochi, a Japanese......
Photo by Cpl. Drew Tech | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.16.2015
A Marine, right, with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF makes mochi Jan. 16 with staff members at Hikarigaoka Nursing Home in Okinawa, Japan. Mochi is a Japanese gel-like rice cake served as a dessert. The mochi is believed to bring good health and prosperity for the New Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drew Tech/Released)...
Photo by Cpl. Drew Tech | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.16.2015
A Marine, right, with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF pounds rice to make mochi Jan. 16 at Hikarigaoka Nursing Home in Okinawa, Japan. Marines, sailors and military family members with 7th Communication Battalion joined with staff and residents of the nursing home to participate in a New Year mochitsuki ceremony. The ceremony is a......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Giguere | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.19.2014
Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth R. Redifer II, dressed as Santa, sings “Jingle Bells” with Sgt. Candace Mizrahi, dressed as an elf, during a Christmas party Dec. 19 at Hikarigaoka Nursing Home, Kin Town. The Marines have been volunteering at this nursing home for 20 years. The Marines also handed out gifts and sang other Christmas songs with the residents during their stay. Mizrahi, from......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Giguere | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.19.2014
Hikarigaoka Nursing Home residents and Marines sing “Jingle Bells” during a Christmas party Dec. 19 in Kin Town. One Marine, Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth R. Redifer II, dressed as Santa with two Marines dressed as elves. The Marines handed out gifts and sang other Christmas songs with the residents during their stay. The Marines are with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Giguere | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.30.2014
Marines and their families prepare plates of local Okinawan food at a party Oct. 30 at Hikarigaoka Nursing Home. The party was held to thank Marines who have been volunteering at the nursing home for more than two decade. The party consisted of three major events. First, local Okinawan foods were served, followed by the Marines and staff dancing to several songs, then karaoke of American and......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Giguere | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.30.2014
Marines and Hikarigaoka Nursing Home staff serve plates of homemade Okinawan food at a party Oct. 30 at Hikarigaoka Nursing Home. The party was held to thank the Marines who had been volunteering at the nursing home for more than a decade. “I think it’s good for the people of Okinawa to make friends with the service members,” said Yashal Endo a caretaker at the nursing home. “These......
