Video by Lance Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.01.2016
Staff Sgt. Ismael Esconde wanted to make a difference during his six-month unit deployment program to Okinawa, Japan with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment as the substance control officer. He heard about the Legend of 1,000 Cranes and thought it would be a good way to show respect to the hospitals and nursing homes he gifted them to. Esconde is from Los......
Video by Lance Cpl. Amaia Unanue and Gunnery Sgt. Jeremy Vought | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.27.2016
At 7:30 a.m. JST on May 27, component commands across all service branches on Okinawa will begin an island-wide period of unity and mourning in memory of the Okinawan female victim, and out of respect for our Okinawan friends and neighbors in this difficult time. This is a time to have internal discussion between commands and their service members to reflect on this tragic event and how we, as......
