Blackened Canteen rite marks peace offering at USS Arizona Memorial
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American and Japanese delegates held a ceremony and poured Bourbon whiskey from a fire-charred World War II canteen into the waters at the USS Arizona Memorial on Tuesday. Pictured is Consul General Yutaka Aoki, Japanese Consulate, aboard the ferry to the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Speaking prior to the ceremony Pearl Harbor survivor Jack Holden and USN Commander Justin Bernard.
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Pictured is the blackened canteen with lei around it.
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At the podium is Daniel Martinez, Chief Historian at Pearl Harbor National Memorial.
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Bowing at the ceremony is Dr. Hiroya Sugano.
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Speaking at the ceremony is Dr. Hiroya Sugano.
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Pictured in the second row are Pearl Harbor survivors Herb Elfring (left) and Jack Holder.
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Ppouring Bourbon into the waters at the USS Arizona Memorial well is Consul General Yutaka Aoki, Japanese Consulate, Dr. Hiroya Sugano, Director General of the Zero Fighter Admirers Association of Japan, retired Air Force General Raymond Johns Jr. and Charles “Chuck” Sams III Director of National Parks Service.
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Pouring Bourbon into the waters at the USS Arizona Memorial well is Consul General Yutaka Aoki, Japanese Consulate, Dr. Hiroya Sugano, Director General of the Zero Fighter Admirers Association of Japan, retired Air Force General Raymond Johns Jr. and Charles “Chuck” Sams III Director of National Parks Service.
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Shaking hands as an act of peace and goodwill is Japan Air Self-Defense Force Colonel Masahiro Okumura and United States Navy Reserve Lt. Commander Patrick Zuchelli.
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Bourbon is being poured into the waters at the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Bishop Shojun Tanaka of Tendai Mission of Hawaii leads a prayer at the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Bishop Shojun Tanaka of Tendai Mission of Hawaii leads a prayer at the USS Arizona Memorial.
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U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Nicholas Ciardelli salutes after playing taps inside the memorial.
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Flower petals float atop the waters near the USS Arizona.
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