Army Civilian in Japan Volunteers as Judge for Local High School Speech Contest

By AYAKO WATSUJI, U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public AffairsFebruary 2, 2026

“There is something about this community that attracted me to it and made me want to come back,” John Mauricio, a U.S. Army Garrison Japan employee, said. His connection to the neighboring cities of Camp Zama led him to volunteer as a judge for an English-language speech contest held recently at a local Japanese high school.

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