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Villagers point out family names on Sadao Yaasue’s flag at Higashishirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, Aug. 15, 2017. World War II veteran Marvin Strombo traveled 10,000 miles from his quiet home in Montana to personally deliver a flag he had taken from the Japanese soldier during the battle of Saipan. The heirloom was given to Yasue before he departed to the war from his family and village members. It was adorned with the signatures of all his loved ones as a symbol of good fortune. The flag is the only thing the Yasue family has been able to retrieve since their brother departed 73 years ago. The reunion was made possible by the Obon Society of Astoria, Oregon. The ceremony also took place during the Obon holiday in Japan. A holiday dedicated to going back to the place of origin of one’s family and spending time with one another.

Villagers point out family names on Sadao Yaasue’s flag at Higashishirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, Aug. 15, 2017. World War II veteran Marvin Strombo traveled 10,000 miles from his quiet home in Montana to personally deliver a flag he had taken from the Japanese soldier during the battle of Saipan. The heirloom was given to Yasue before he departed to the war from his family and village members. It was adorned with the signatures of all his loved ones as a symbol of good fortune. The flag is the only thing the Yasue family has been able to retrieve since their brother departed 73 years ago. The reunion was made possible by the Obon Society of Astoria, Oregon. The ceremony also took place during the Obon holiday in Japan. A holiday dedicated to going back to the place of origin of one’s family and spending time with one another.

Photo by Sgt. N.W. Huertas

Tatsuya Yasue, left, receives a flag from World War II veteran Marvin Strombo at Higashishirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, Aug. 15, 2017. Tatsuya, along with other members of the family have waited over 70 years for the return of the brother they lost during the war. The ceremony provided both families with closure as they finally have a part of Sadao Yasue to bring home. The reunion was made possible by the Obon Society of Astoria, Oregon. The ceremony also took place during the Obon holiday in Japan, a holiday dedicated to going back to the place of origin of one’s family and spending time with one another.

Tatsuya Yasue, left, receives a flag from World War II veteran Marvin Strombo at Higashishirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, Aug. 15, 2017. Tatsuya, along with other members of the family have waited over 70 years for the return of the brother they lost during the war. The ceremony provided both families with closure as they finally have a part of Sadao Yasue to bring home. The reunion was made possible by the Obon Society of Astoria, Oregon. The ceremony also took place during the Obon holiday in Japan, a holiday dedicated to going back to the place of origin of one’s family and spending time with one another.

Photo by Sgt. Neysa Huertas Quinones

Pfc. James P. Gross, a radio and satellite communications operator, places barbed wire on the ground at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 10, 2017, signifying the start of exercise Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps forces to work together and provides the opportunity to conduct realistic training in an unfamiliar environment. Gross, a Milwaukee native, is with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Pfc. James P. Gross, a radio and satellite communications operator, places barbed wire on the ground at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 10, 2017, signifying the start of exercise Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps forces to work together and provides the opportunity to conduct realistic training in an unfamiliar environment. Gross, a Milwaukee native, is with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

Corporal Jarris Wade, number one rifle inspector, U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, executes a rifle inspection during the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington D.C., Aug. 4, 2017. The guest of honor for the parade was retired Marine Corps Col. Archie Simpson, Guadalcanal veteran, and the hosting official was Lt. Gen. James B. Laster, director, Marine Corps Staff. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert Knapp/Released)

Corporal Jarris Wade, number one rifle inspector, U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, executes a rifle inspection during the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington D.C., Aug. 4, 2017. The guest of honor for the parade was retired Marine Corps Col. Archie Simpson, Guadalcanal veteran, and the hosting official was Lt. Gen. James B. Laster, director, Marine Corps Staff. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert Knapp/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Robert Knapp

U.S. Marine Corps candidates with Officer Candidates school (OCS) participate in the Tarzan Course and Confidence course at OCS, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on June 29, 2017. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for the leadership qualities required for commissioning as a Marine Corps officer.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Yasmin D. Perez)

U.S. Marine Corps candidates with Officer Candidates school (OCS) participate in the Tarzan Course and Confidence course at OCS, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on June 29, 2017. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for the leadership qualities required for commissioning as a Marine Corps officer.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Yasmin D. Perez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Yasmin D. Perez

U.S. Marine Corps candidates with Officer Candidates school (OCS) participate in the Tarzan Course and Confidence course at OCS, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on March 10, 2016. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for the leadership qualities required for commissioning as a Marine Corps officer.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Yasmin D. Perez)

U.S. Marine Corps candidates with Officer Candidates school (OCS) participate in the Tarzan Course and Confidence course at OCS, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on March 10, 2016. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for the leadership qualities required for commissioning as a Marine Corps officer.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Yasmin D. Perez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Yasmin D. Perez

A U.S. Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, posts security during a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB), July 25, 2017. During a NEO, Marines provide security, evacuate civilians, establish an intermediate support base and operate from naval support platforms at sea. Military personnel with Marine Aircraft Group 24 and 3rd Marines worked together in conducting a NEO which took place at three training areas across Oahu to include MCTAB, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay and the Kahuku Training Area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Kirk)

A U.S. Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, posts security during a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB), July 25, 2017. During a NEO, Marines provide security, evacuate civilians, establish an intermediate support base and operate from naval support platforms at sea. Military personnel with Marine Aircraft Group 24 and 3rd Marines worked together in conducting a NEO which took place at three training areas across Oahu to include MCTAB, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay and the Kahuku Training Area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Kirk)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Kirk

Sgt. Justin Odom, Marine Corps Systems Command training non-commissioned officer, performs a snatch lift July 18, at the High Intensity Tactical Training facility aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. After earning the top male competitor spot in the HITT preliminaries at Quantico, Odom was selected to represent the base in the Third Annual HITT Athlete Championship at Camp Pendleton, California, in August. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kaitlin Kelly)

Sgt. Justin Odom, Marine Corps Systems Command training non-commissioned officer, performs a snatch lift July 18, at the High Intensity Tactical Training facility aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. After earning the top male competitor spot in the HITT preliminaries at Quantico, Odom was selected to represent the base in the Third Annual HITT Athlete Championship at Camp Pendleton, California, in August. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kaitlin Kelly)

Photo by MCSC OPAC

Sgt. Justin Odom, Marine Corps Systems Command training non-commissioned officer, performs a snatch lift July 18, at the High Intensity Tactical Training facility aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. After earning the top male competitor spot in the HITT preliminaries at Quantico, Odom was selected to represent the base in the Third Annual HITT Athlete Championship at Camp Pendleton, California, in August. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kaitlin Kelly)

Sgt. Justin Odom, Marine Corps Systems Command training non-commissioned officer, performs a snatch lift July 18, at the High Intensity Tactical Training facility aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. After earning the top male competitor spot in the HITT preliminaries at Quantico, Odom was selected to represent the base in the Third Annual HITT Athlete Championship at Camp Pendleton, California, in August. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kaitlin Kelly)

Photo by MCSC OPAC

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 and other volunteers set up tents for the Veterans Village of San Diego’s Homeless Veteran Stand Down at San Diego High School in San Diego, July 19. The Veterans Village of San Diego hosted the Homeless Veteran Stand Down to support homeless veterans by giving them a place to stay and providing services such as medical care, dental care, legal assistance, haircuts and food for three days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jake McClung/ Released)

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 and other volunteers set up tents for the Veterans Village of San Diego’s Homeless Veteran Stand Down at San Diego High School in San Diego, July 19. The Veterans Village of San Diego hosted the Homeless Veteran Stand Down to support homeless veterans by giving them a place to stay and providing services such as medical care, dental care, legal assistance, haircuts and food for three days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jake McClung/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jake McClung

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Leon Pierce, left, races alongside U.S. Marine Corps veteran Guillermo Lopez, right, during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Track Competition at Lane Technical College Preparatory High School in Chicago July 2, 2017. Pierce, a native of Northridge, Calif., and Guillermo a native of San Antonio, Texas, are a members of Team Marine Corps. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Leon Pierce, left, races alongside U.S. Marine Corps veteran Guillermo Lopez, right, during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Track Competition at Lane Technical College Preparatory High School in Chicago July 2, 2017. Pierce, a native of Northridge, Calif., and Guillermo a native of San Antonio, Texas, are a members of Team Marine Corps. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Madrigal

U.S. Marines with Fire Support Team, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, direct artillery fire and close air support onto enemy positions, as apart of their Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event, during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX prepares Marines to rapidly deploy forces to any place in the world.

U.S. Marines with Fire Support Team, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, direct artillery fire and close air support onto enemy positions, as apart of their Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event, during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX prepares Marines to rapidly deploy forces to any place in the world.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose

The city of Desert Hot Springs hosted the Moving Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall at Mission Springs Park in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., June 22 through June 26, 2017. The Moving Wall, a scale model of the original Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, has the names of those men and women who were killed or missing in action etched onto a reflective stone, so visitors can not only see the names, but see themselves, reflecting on the lives of the people who fought and died to keep them safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dave Flores)

The city of Desert Hot Springs hosted the Moving Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall at Mission Springs Park in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., June 22 through June 26, 2017. The Moving Wall, a scale model of the original Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, has the names of those men and women who were killed or missing in action etched onto a reflective stone, so visitors can not only see the names, but see themselves, reflecting on the lives of the people who fought and died to keep them safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dave Flores)

Photo by Cpl. Dave Flores

The Prisoner of War/Missing in Action table represents the service members who never had a chance to make it home or could not be found at the opening program of the Moving Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall at Mission Springs Park in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., June 22, 2017. The Moving Wall, a scale model of the original Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, has the names of those men and women who were killed or missing in action etched onto a reflective stone, so visitors can not only see the names, but see themselves, reflecting on the lives of the people who fought and died to keep them safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dave Flores)

The Prisoner of War/Missing in Action table represents the service members who never had a chance to make it home or could not be found at the opening program of the Moving Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall at Mission Springs Park in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., June 22, 2017. The Moving Wall, a scale model of the original Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, has the names of those men and women who were killed or missing in action etched onto a reflective stone, so visitors can not only see the names, but see themselves, reflecting on the lives of the people who fought and died to keep them safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dave Flores)

Photo by Cpl. Dave Flores

Retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Dennis Blessman speaks to visitors about the Moving Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall after the opening program at Mission Springs Park in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., June 22, 2017 The Moving Wall, a scale model of the original Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, has the names of those men and women who were killed or missing in action etched onto a reflective stone, so visitors can not only see the names, but see themselves, reflecting on the lives of the people who fought and died to keep them safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dave Flores)

Retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Dennis Blessman speaks to visitors about the Moving Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall after the opening program at Mission Springs Park in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., June 22, 2017 The Moving Wall, a scale model of the original Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, has the names of those men and women who were killed or missing in action etched onto a reflective stone, so visitors can not only see the names, but see themselves, reflecting on the lives of the people who fought and died to keep them safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dave Flores)

Photo by Cpl. Dave Flores

Marines with the Headquarters Battalion Color Guard prepare to present the colors during the opening program of the Moving Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall at Mission Springs Park in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., June 22, 2017. The Moving Wall, a scale model of the original Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, has the names of those men and women who were killed or missing in action etched onto a reflective stone, so visitors can not only see the names, but see themselves, reflecting on the lives of the people who fought and died to keep them safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dave Flores)

Marines with the Headquarters Battalion Color Guard prepare to present the colors during the opening program of the Moving Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall at Mission Springs Park in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., June 22, 2017. The Moving Wall, a scale model of the original Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, has the names of those men and women who were killed or missing in action etched onto a reflective stone, so visitors can not only see the names, but see themselves, reflecting on the lives of the people who fought and died to keep them safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dave Flores)

Photo by Cpl. Dave Flores

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Daniel Ruiz, a flight equipment technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, rolls out his iliotibial band during a Fitness Road Show at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 14, 2017. Instructors with Force Fitness Division from Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia visited MCAS Iwakuni during a Fitness Road Show to critique force-fitness instructors’ coaching and course and to answer any questions the teachers and students had. Force Fitness Instruction is a course intended to help Marines improve their fitness.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Daniel Ruiz, a flight equipment technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, rolls out his iliotibial band during a Fitness Road Show at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 14, 2017. Instructors with Force Fitness Division from Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia visited MCAS Iwakuni during a Fitness Road Show to critique force-fitness instructors’ coaching and course and to answer any questions the teachers and students had. Force Fitness Instruction is a course intended to help Marines improve their fitness.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herre

Sergeant Mike Stachowski greets Archibald Mosley, May 27, at the Colp Area Veterans Celebration, Dedication and Remembrance Ceremony, in Colp, Illinois. The ceremony honored fallen service members, Mosley and three other African American Marines from Colp, who were among the first black Americans to join Marine Corps during World War II. They became known as the Montford Point Marines. Nearly 20,000 African-Americans joined the Marine Corps in 1942, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a “presidential directive giving African Americans an opportunity to be recruited in the Marine Corps,” according to the Montford Point Marines Association website. They didn’t receive recruit training at San Diego or Parris Island, however, but Camp Montford Point, N.C., a segregated training site for African American Marine recruits. For the next seven years, the camp remained opened until it became desegregated. The four Marines are Sol Griffin, Jr.; James L. Kirby, Early Taylor, Jr. and Archibald Mosley. These Marines, among many other Montford Point Marines across the country, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that can be given to a civilian by Congress, in 2012.

Sergeant Mike Stachowski greets Archibald Mosley, May 27, at the Colp Area Veterans Celebration, Dedication and Remembrance Ceremony, in Colp, Illinois. The ceremony honored fallen service members, Mosley and three other African American Marines from Colp, who were among the first black Americans to join Marine Corps during World War II. They became known as the Montford Point Marines. Nearly 20,000 African-Americans joined the Marine Corps in 1942, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a “presidential directive giving African Americans an opportunity to be recruited in the Marine Corps,” according to the Montford Point Marines Association website. They didn’t receive recruit training at San Diego or Parris Island, however, but Camp Montford Point, N.C., a segregated training site for African American Marine recruits. For the next seven years, the camp remained opened until it became desegregated. The four Marines are Sol Griffin, Jr.; James L. Kirby, Early Taylor, Jr. and Archibald Mosley. These Marines, among many other Montford Point Marines across the country, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that can be given to a civilian by Congress, in 2012.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Peterson

Sergeant Mike Stachowski greets Archibald Mosley, May 27, at the Colp Area Veterans Celebration, Dedication and Remembrance Ceremony, in Colp, Illinois. The ceremony honored fallen service members, Mosley and three other African American Marines from Colp, who were among the first black Americans to join Marine Corps during World War II. They became known as the Montford Point Marines. Nearly 20,000 African-Americans joined the Marine Corps in 1942, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a “presidential directive giving African Americans an opportunity to be recruited in the Marine Corps,” according to the Montford Point Marines Association website. They didn’t receive recruit training at San Diego or Parris Island, however, but Camp Montford Point, N.C., a segregated training site for African American Marine recruits. For the next seven years, the camp remained opened until it became desegregated. The four Marines are Sol Griffin, Jr.; James L. Kirby, Early Taylor, Jr. and Archibald Mosley. These Marines, among many other Montford Point Marines across the country, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that can be given to a civilian by Congress, in 2012.

Sergeant Mike Stachowski greets Archibald Mosley, May 27, at the Colp Area Veterans Celebration, Dedication and Remembrance Ceremony, in Colp, Illinois. The ceremony honored fallen service members, Mosley and three other African American Marines from Colp, who were among the first black Americans to join Marine Corps during World War II. They became known as the Montford Point Marines. Nearly 20,000 African-Americans joined the Marine Corps in 1942, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a “presidential directive giving African Americans an opportunity to be recruited in the Marine Corps,” according to the Montford Point Marines Association website. They didn’t receive recruit training at San Diego or Parris Island, however, but Camp Montford Point, N.C., a segregated training site for African American Marine recruits. For the next seven years, the camp remained opened until it became desegregated. The four Marines are Sol Griffin, Jr.; James L. Kirby, Early Taylor, Jr. and Archibald Mosley. These Marines, among many other Montford Point Marines across the country, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that can be given to a civilian by Congress, in 2012.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Peterson

Sergeant Mike Stachowski greets Archibald Mosley, May 27, at the Colp Area Veterans Celebration, Dedication and Remembrance Ceremony, in Colp, Illinois. The ceremony honored fallen service members, Mosley and three other African American Marines from Colp, who were among the first black Americans to join Marine Corps during World War II. They became known as the Montford Point Marines. Nearly 20,000 African-Americans joined the Marine Corps in 1942, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a “presidential directive giving African Americans an opportunity to be recruited in the Marine Corps,” according to the Montford Point Marines Association website. They didn’t receive recruit training at San Diego or Parris Island, however, but Camp Montford Point, N.C., a segregated training site for African American Marine recruits. For the next seven years, the camp remained opened until it became desegregated. The four Marines are Sol Griffin, Jr.; James L. Kirby, Early Taylor, Jr. and Archibald Mosley. These Marines, among many other Montford Point Marines across the country, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that can be given to a civilian by Congress, in 2012.

Sergeant Mike Stachowski greets Archibald Mosley, May 27, at the Colp Area Veterans Celebration, Dedication and Remembrance Ceremony, in Colp, Illinois. The ceremony honored fallen service members, Mosley and three other African American Marines from Colp, who were among the first black Americans to join Marine Corps during World War II. They became known as the Montford Point Marines. Nearly 20,000 African-Americans joined the Marine Corps in 1942, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a “presidential directive giving African Americans an opportunity to be recruited in the Marine Corps,” according to the Montford Point Marines Association website. They didn’t receive recruit training at San Diego or Parris Island, however, but Camp Montford Point, N.C., a segregated training site for African American Marine recruits. For the next seven years, the camp remained opened until it became desegregated. The four Marines are Sol Griffin, Jr.; James L. Kirby, Early Taylor, Jr. and Archibald Mosley. These Marines, among many other Montford Point Marines across the country, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that can be given to a civilian by Congress, in 2012.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Peterson