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RECENTLY, FIVE JAPANESE CHERRY TREES WERE PLANTED IN JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA BOLLING IN
WASHINGTON D.C. THE TREES COMMERMORATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF A GIFT OF CHERRY TREES
FROM THE PEOPLE OF JAPAN TO TO THE CITY OF WASHINGTON.
"20,000 U.S. FORCES WERE HELPING US. THE PEOPLE IN JAPAN WILL NEVER FORGET THAT U.S. FORCES
STOOD WITH US."
THE CHERRY TREES ARE A SYMBOL OF FRIENDSHIP AND PEACE.
"I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT ANACOSTIA BOLLING HAS ORGANIZED THIS AND AMERICAN FORCES, VETERANS
AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO WORKED IN JAPAN THAT ORGANIZED THIS CEREMONY AND PLANTED THE TREES."
FROM WASHINGTON, I'M PETTY OFFICER BRIAN COVERLEY.