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Memorial Day ceremony at Yokohama War Cemetery in Japan honors fallen service members
May 29, 2012
By Dustin Perry, U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs
Photo Credit: Dustin Perry, U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs
The Yokohama War Cemetery was constructed after World War II and houses the graves of more than 1,500 service members -- predominantly from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and India -- who died in Japan as prisoners of war or with the occupying forces after the war.