U.S., Japanese troops unite for Friendship Day at Sasebo

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{EXCERPT}, by Juliana Gittler, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Monday, May 15, 2006

Juliana Gittler S&S U.S. and Japanese servicemembers play beach volleyball Saturday as part of the Sasebo Chief Petty Officer buttociation�s 11th annual Friendship Day, a day of sports and community service.

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Juliana Gittler S&S A Japanese servicemember pitches a horseshoe Saturday during Friendship Day.

SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan � A new horseshoe pit at Nimitz Park helped save the day Saturday at the Sasebo Chief Petty Officer�s buttociation annual Friendship Day.

For the past 11 years, the event has brought together American and Japanese servicemembers for sports, food and a large-scale community cleanup campaign. But a soggy field curtailed some of the sports this year.

Senior Chief Petty Officer David Sobieck, with Commander Task Force 76, saw a new horseshoe pit and decided to bring along his horseshoes, much to the apparent delight of several Japanese guests.

Both the Navy chiefs and those from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force who share the base organized the event. Japanese servicemembers from nearby Ground Self-Defense Force bases also attended.

Sobieck, who�s been at Sasebo for 13 years, sa...

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