Story by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 09.05.2023
The mother of the late Marine Cpl. Eric-John Niss-DeJesus visited Okinawa to give a series of presentations to Marines and Sailors on various bases for one week in May, 2023....
Story by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 09.05.2023
Camp Foster hosted an Eisa festival featuring young adult Eisa groups at Camp Foster, may 14, 2023. Ten Marines and Sailors debuted as Eisa drum dancers. Both U.S. and Japanese audience members sat together to spend an evening watching their performance....
Story by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 08.30.2023
Sadamitsu Ushijima, the grandson of General Mitsuru Ushijima, who led the 32nd Army in the pacific theater toward the end of World War II, visited the Kinser Battle of Okinawa Historical Display on April 20, 2023. He talks about his inner conflict as being the grandson of the General and his new quest....
Story by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 08.30.2023
Numbers of U.S. military children in Okinawa participate in sport activities outside school hours and about 100 of such children, age five to 15, from the Gladiator Junior Wrestling Association, enjoyed matches with local counterparts in a Japanese-U.S. Youth Wrestling tournament, April 29, 2023....
Story by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 04.29.2023
the 17th Ryukyuan-American Youth Friendship Baseball Tournament was held at ANA Ball Park in Urasoe City to deepen the friendship between Japan and the U.S. through sports, April 8, 2023....
