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SAILORS ABOARD THE USS HARPERS FERRY GATHERED ON THE FLIGHT DECK TO RECEIVE GIFTS FROM JAPANESE
CITIZENS AND THANKS FOR THEIR SUPPORT DURING OPERATION TOMODACHI IN THE SPRING OF 2011.
"I WANTED THE PEOPLE OF JAPAN TO CONTINUE REMEMBERING THOSE THINGS AND SINCE WE HAVE
A CONNECTION WITH THE PEOPLE OF TOHAKU WE OFTEN SHARE THOSE STORIES WITH PEOPLE IN TOHAKU
AND THEY DEVELOPED APPRECIATION TOO. AND THEY WANTED TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK TO U.S. NAVY."
GIFTS INCLUDED PAPER CRANES WITH PERSONALIZED MESSAGES, HANDMADE PURSES AND HANDMADE DECORATIONS
REPORTING FROM SAN DIEGO I'M PETTY OFFICER MICHAEL FEDERSEN.