Service members assist Santa Claus with handing out gifts at the Enobi No Sato home for the mentally disabled Dec. 19 in Uruma City, Okinawa. The volunteers spread Christmas joy to the residents through Christmas themed treats, songs and gifts. “This is an annual tradition between the Camp Courtney chapel and the Enobi No Sato home,” said Lt. Cmdr. Myron D. McConville, a chaplain with Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. “It’s a great way for the local community to see the Marine Corps in a new light. It’s important that Okinawa residents see us as friends a


Service members assist Santa Claus with handing out gifts at the Enobi No Sato home for the mentally disabled Dec. 19 in Uruma City, Okinawa. The volunteers spread Christmas joy to the residents through Christmas themed treats, songs and gifts. “This is an annual tradition between the Camp Courtney chapel and the Enobi No Sato home,” said Lt. Cmdr. Myron D. McConville, a chaplain with Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. “It’s a great way for the local community to see the Marine Corps in a new light. It’s important that Okinawa residents see us as friends and these events help with that.”


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