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- [Shelby] Umi no Hi, or Marine Day, is a Japanese holiday

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held the third Monday of July

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to give thanks to the ocean's bounty

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and consider its importance to Japan.

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In honor of this, Fleet Activities Sasebo

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Religious Ministries hosted

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a beach clean up at Shirahama Beach.

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- I enjoy just seeing shipmates out here

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^cleaning with the Japanese in partnership with them

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^and it makes us feel good that

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^we're doing something to make this a better place.

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- [Shelby] While cleaning up was their main purpose,

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it wasn't their only reason for being there.

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- Well, number one, we get to be,

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like, people from my ship were out here,

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so we all get to collectively get together

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^and we had a bond with each other

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^by helping out our host nation.

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^And, we get to hang out with some of the locals

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and they like us and we like them,

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so we're all just enjoying each other's time.

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- [Shelby] And it certainly was time well spent.

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Petty Officer Shelby Tucker,

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Commander Fleet Activities, Sasebo, Japan.