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Gaining a greater appreciation

IWO TO, Japan - Maj. Eiichi Kikuchi, left, Japan Air Self-Defense Force director of operations at Iwo To, discusses the significance of a monument to Maj. Gen. Sam Angelella, right, 5th Air Force vice commander, and Maj. Ryan Hall, 5th AF chief of policy and strategy, during their tour Feb. 4, 2010. The monument is in honor of Lt. Col. "Baron" Nishi, an Imperial Army battalion tank commander who died during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Prior to the war, Baron Nishi was an Olympic medalist in equestrian sports. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Will Powell)

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