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- [Kyle Palasti] A typhoon warning caused

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^the cancellation of Sasebo's American Festival,

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^but not for long, because as soon as the skies

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cleared up, the post typhoon party was on.

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(American Indian music)

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- A lot of last minute preparation.

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^We flew our bands in through the typhoon.

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^We brought them in, and we had to

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^put it all together in pretty much 24 hours.

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^So, it's the bands, the sound company,

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our MWR staff, our food and beverage.

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A lot of teamwork, so it's been really good.

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Good reception, good people responding to us.

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Pretty much we did it all through social media,

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and we're very happy.

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It's one of the events where it's

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a good cultural exchange for us.

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It only happens a couple times a year,

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where we're able to invite the Sasebo community in,

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so it's a well recepted thing here.

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It's a taste of America for them.

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- Party-goers beware, because a

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taste of America can be addicting.

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Petty office Kyle Palasti,

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Commander of Fleet Activity Sasebo, Japan.