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

By Susan Crabtree
Published May 27, 2016 11:19am ET
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Obama thanks U.S., Japanese troops before Hiroshima visit
President Obama greets members of the U.S. and Japanese military as he arrives to speak at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Japan, on Friday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

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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