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Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Raney
79th Shimoda Black Ship Festival School Comrel Interviews
AFN Yokosuka
May 18, 2018 | 7:47
USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) sailors visit Hamazaki Elementary School to interact with students as part of the Shimoda Black Ship Festival. The 79th Shimoda Black Ship Festival promotes peaceful relations between the Japanese and American people and commemorates the 164th anniversary of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan in 1854, an event which marked the beginning of diplomacy and trade agreements between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anthony Martinez/Released)
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