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As the sun begins to set on the US S

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Arizona memorial . A small ceremony is

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held surrounding a World War Two

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artifact , the blackened canteen . This

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is a ceremony that has its roots going

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back to events that would happen

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surrounding the fire bombings that

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would be taking place in Japan and one

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of the communities in particular , that

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was firebombed where two American

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bombers crashed , collapsing on to the

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community into the community as well .

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Local farmer Fukatsu Ito rushed to help

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the wounded and recover the dead from

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his town only to find the wreckage of

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the bombers who would attack them

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despite strict laws prohibiting anyone

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to lend aid to the enemy or perform

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burial rites . The farmer attempted to

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save the survivors and buried the dead .

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Honorably none survived in the end .

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But the farmer kept a recovered canteen

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to remember their loss . A canteen with

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a blackened handprint left behind .

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Since then , the canteen has been a

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symbol of peace , goodwill and humanity .

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Every year , monks and officials from

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Japan travel to the memorial with the

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canteen to remember the fallen speaking

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blessings of peace and pouring bourbon

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out for those who lost their lives .

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I I she said , hey

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and then I promise you . Of course .

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Yeah , I get there . You want part

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of Pearl Harbor National Memorials

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mission is that we are telling the

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stories that led up to the attacks on

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Pearl Harbor . But also the stories

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that would follow . This story is just

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a perfect example of that peace and

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reconciliation . That is part of our

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mission that we share with other

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partners , agencies , individuals . And

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it brings us together , it binds us

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together ,

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reporting from the US S Arizona

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National Memorial . I'm Staff Sergeant

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Elizabeth Toronto .