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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Okinawa, Japan

Dec 2, 2016

Staff Sgt. Ismael Esconde folds a paper crane during his free time in the field at Landing Zone Dodo, Okinawa on Nov. 2, 2016. Esconde wanted to make a difference during his six-month unit deployment program to Okinawa, Japan with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment as the substance abuse control officer. He heard about the Legend of 1,000 Cranes and thought it would be a good way to show respect to the hospitals and nursing homes to which he gifted them. Esconde is from Los Angeles, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld/Released)

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