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Japanese orphans watch the performance of US Marine Lance Corporal Kenneth Naylor (not shown), play the Marine Corps Hymn on his harmonica at the Oita Orphanage while deployed with Third Division/12th Marine Regiment (3/12), Charlie Battery's artillery unit. Charlie Battery is deployed in support of the unit's artillery relocation excercise and cold weather training at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan
Fellow US Marines look on as Lance Corporal Kenneth Naylor plays his harmonica for children at the Oita Orphanage while deployed with Third Division/12th Marine Regiment (3/12), Charlie Battery's artillery unit. Charlie Battery is deployed in support of the unit's artillery relocation exercise, and cold weather training, at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan
US Marine Lieutenant Richard Johnston, Third Division/12th Marine Regiment (3/12), Charley Battery, gives japanese orphan Fumikiah a sense of how it feels to be on top of the world by lifting him on his shoulders during a visit to the Oita Orphanage. Charlie Battery's artillery unit is deployed in support of the unit's artillery relocation excercise, and cold weather training at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan
GUNNERY Sergeant Anthony Rucker (right), Third Division/12th Marine Regiment (3/12), Charlie Battery, learns from Suitiah (left) the proper way to hold chopsticks on a community relation project at Oita Elderly Care Center. Charlie Battery is deployed in support of the unit's artillery relocation excercise, and cold weather training, at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan
Captain Teimah Kineto (left) and Sergeant Major Yousomi are medical officers from the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, who are exicited to learn the medical procedures of the US Navy while deployed with 12th Marine Regiment, Charlie Battery's artillery unit. Charlie Battery is deployed in support of the units cold weather training at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan
Members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) demonstrate to Third Division/12th Marine Regiment (3/12), Charlie Battery artillery unit how rounds of their M198 155mm Towed Howitzers would be tracked during a simulated field firing scenerio. Charlie Battery is deployed in support of the unit's artillery relocation exercise, and cold weather training at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan
Lance Corporals Kevin Boyce and Jason Franks, Third Division/12th Marine Regiment (3/12), carry rounds to load in the barrel of the M198 155mm Towed Howitzer while deployed with 3/12 Charlie Battery. Charlie Battery is deployed in support of the units artillery relocation exercise, and cold weather training at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan
Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, patrol in a "Helicopter Transportable Tactical Vehicle (HTTV) mounted with a M240G machine gun at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility (MOUT) during Urban Warrior. Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies. The experiment is being conducted by the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (Experimental) from Quantico, Va and Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines from Camp Lejeune
Sergeant Tyrone Crutcher (center) cuddles Kwita (left) and Hiera (right) at the Oita Orphange while deployed with Third Division/12th Marine Regiment (3/12), Charlie Battery's artillery unit. Charlie Battery is deployed in support of the unit's artillery relocation excercise, and cold weather training at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan
Marines from Third Division/12th Marine Regiment (3/12), Charlie Battery, were thanked with a live performance by a local japanese band who played a birthday song for three members of the elderly home, during a community relation project at the Oita Elderly Care Center, Oita, Japan. Charlie Battery is deployed in support of the unit's artillery relocation excercise, and cold weather training, at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Camp Hijudai
State: Oita
Country: Japan (JPN)
Scene Camera Operator: PFC Tiffany S. Mansfield, Usmc
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. About 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war. During Vietnam War Marines evacuated Saigon. Vietnam was the longest war for Marines. By its end, 13,091 had been killed in action, 51,392 had been wounded. Marines participated in the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the invasion of Grenada, the invasion of Panama. On 23 October 1983, the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, causing the highest peacetime losses to the Corps in its history. 220 Marines and 21 other service members were killed. Marines liberated Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, participated in combat operations in Somalia (1992–1995), and took part in the evacuation of American citizens from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, Marine Corps, alongside the other military services, has engaged in global operations around the world in support of War on Terror. Marines were among first sent to Afghanistan in November 2001. Since then, Marine battalions and squadrons have been engaging Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. U.S. Marines also served in the Iraq War.
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