Obama thanks U.S., Japanese troops before Hiroshima visit

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President Obama marked the beginning of Memorial Day weekend with a trip to Japan’s Iwakuni air station to thank the U.S. and Japanese troops there, who he called “the backbone of our alliance.”

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