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Local and military officials meet in the middle of the stage - GINOWAN CITY, Okinawa, Japan – Local and military officials meet in the middle of the stage in order to present tokens of appreciation for the land return ceremony Aug. 1 at Laguna Garden Hotel in Ginowan City, Okinawa, Japan. In March 1996, the Joint Committee approved the return of land on the east side of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma for construction of a highway which will benefit the local community by reducing traffic on the southeast side of Futnema. The U.S. government returned 10.56 acres from MCAS Futenma to Ginowan City. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Tayler P. Schwamb)
Kazunori Yoshimi, right, assists Naoto Matsuda, left, with filming a historic stone placed just off the Habu Trail on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Yoshimi and Matsuda are reporters with Ryukyu Broadcasting Corporation. The stone is formally named Shirubi-Dote, meaning “land survey marker.” The stone has been in place for more than 250 years, and served as a point of reference during the Ryukyu Kingdom period for measurement in creating maps and grids. - Kazunori Yoshimi, right, assists Naoto Matsuda, left, with filming a historic stone placed just off the Habu Trail on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Yoshimi and Matsuda are reporters with Ryukyu Broadcasting Corporation. The stone is formally named Shirubi-Dote, meaning “land survey marker.” The stone has been in place for more than 250 years, and served as a point of reference during the Ryukyu Kingdom period for measurement in creating maps and grids.