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Reporter: American high school football players from
around the Pacific played against their Japanese counterparts in the fifth annual Tomodachi
Bowl. The yearly football contest celebrates the friendship between Japan and the United
States following the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami. ...
Tim Pujol: There are a lot of ways to celebrate alliances
and relationships, and one of the traditional ways of doing that is through sporting events.
I just think having a celebration of something like Operation Tomodachi by conducting a sporting
event is very appropriate.
Reporter: Many of the American players were grateful
for the opportunity to play for their country …
Dominic Santanelli: It’s very exciting. I’m very honored to
be out here, to be able to represent America and the American schools overseas. It’s
a great honor and I’m very privileged and proud and excited to be out here.
Reporter: The Tomodachi Bowl ended in a 26 to six team
USA victory. If the sportsmanship between the Japanese and American players was any
indication, the friendship between Japan and the United States looks to remain strong…
Airman First Class Dhruv Gopinath, Chofu, Japan…