CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan – Emi Hyatt counts the cranes with a student for the “senbazuru” Nov. 6 aboard Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. In a joint community outreach effort, Mrs. Ayano Shimojo and Chief Warrant Officer 4 John Hyatt led the Kinser Elementary School students and the local and military community in the efforts to make a senbazuru for the elementary students of Antilles Elementary School in Puerto Rico. Senbazuru is a group of 1,000 origami paper cranes made of 25 long strands of 40 cranes. The cranes symbolize hope and healing during challenging times. Shimojo is the culture clas


CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan – Emi Hyatt counts the cranes with a student for the “senbazuru” Nov. 6 aboard Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. In a joint community outreach effort, Mrs. Ayano Shimojo and Chief Warrant Officer 4 John Hyatt led the Kinser Elementary School students and the local and military community in the efforts to make a senbazuru for the elementary students of Antilles Elementary School in Puerto Rico. Senbazuru is a group of 1,000 origami paper cranes made of 25 long strands of 40 cranes. The cranes symbolize hope and healing during challenging times. Shimojo is the culture class teacher at Kinser Elementary School. Hyatt is a food service officer with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. ( Marine photo by Lance Corporal Tayler P. Schwamb)


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