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The Legend of 1,000 Cranes
Dec. 1, 2016 | 1:35
Staff Sgt. Ismael 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 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 he gifted them to. Esconde is from Los Angeles, California. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld)

Staff Sgt. Ismael 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 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 he gifted them to. Esconde is from Los Angeles, California. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld)

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