050520-N-9851B-016 Shimoda, Japan (May 20, 2005) - Commander Naval Forces Japan, Rear Admiral Frederic Ruehe bows after laying a wreath during a memorial ceremony for Sailors who died on Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's journey to Japan, as a part of the sixty sixth annual Black Ship Festival in Shimoda, Japan. The City of Shimoda, Japan, welcomed Sailors from USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) to celebrate the sixty sixth annual Black Ship Festival commemorating the arrival of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry one hundred and fifty one years ago, opening Japan to the west. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs


050520-N-9851B-016 Shimoda, Japan (May 20, 2005) - Commander Naval Forces Japan, Rear Admiral Frederic Ruehe bows after laying a wreath during a memorial ceremony for Sailors who died on Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's journey to Japan, as a part of the sixty sixth annual Black Ship Festival in Shimoda, Japan. The City of Shimoda, Japan, welcomed Sailors from USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) to celebrate the sixty sixth annual Black Ship Festival commemorating the arrival of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry one hundred and fifty one years ago, opening Japan to the west. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 2nd Class John L. Beeman (RELEASED) US Navy 050520-N-9851B-016 Commander Naval Forces Japan, Rear Admiral Frederic Ruehe bows after laying a wreath during a memorial ceremony for Sailors who died on Commodore Matthew Perry's journey to Japan


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