Kunsan Airman first U.S. active duty grandson to return Japanese battle flag

Photos of Masashi Ito (left) and Cpl. Lowell Armstrong (right) sit on display with a Japanese war flag during a flag return ceremony in Takasaki, Japan, Feb. 14, 2019. Armstrong acquired the flag during World War II. U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. William Armstrong, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron deployment and distribution flight superintendent and Cpl. Armstrong’s grandson, traveled to Japan and returned the flag to Ito’s nephews, Michio Miki and Hideo Ito. (Courtesy photo, Obon Society)

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