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This is an Air Force

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support on staff Sergeant Chris Dekker

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In the Sala city . Japan Mayor

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Shigeyoshi Suzuki passed away from

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pneumonia at the age of 66 . Senior man

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Stephen Ashkenazic tells us about the

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mayor who championed positive relations

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between his people and airman at Misawa

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Air base . TVs

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Suzuki served as mayor from South City

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for over 20 years in that time . He's

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like a memorable impact for all those

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who have served in this hour . One

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thing that we're never going to forget

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about him is that he treated us as

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actual citizens of the South City , not

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just visitors here . While we've been

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stationed at this hour last january ,

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major Suzuki received the Air Force

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Exemplary civilian service Award as a

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testament to his dedication to the U .

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S . Japan alliance and the Masala

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Airbase Community Senior man Stephen a

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traumatic Masala Air Base Japan