Pearl Harbor ceremony marks WWII end

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  • Nagaoka Mayor Tamio Mori(C), with the help of Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, places a wreath at the USS Arizona Memorial marker on Ford Island located in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, on August 14, 2015. The event commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific. A memorial service including a floral tribute, wreath presentation, speeches, a moment of silence, playing of Echo Taps, and a short three white chrysanthemum fireworks display were featured at the private event. AFP PHOTO/EUGENE TANNER
  • In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, a girl presents a white chrysanthemum flower during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Mayors and city council members from Honolulu and Nagaoka, Japan, joined the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander to lay wreaths and unveil a new plaque. (Johans Chavarro/Navy via AP)
  • Bishop Eric Matsumoto of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii bows and prays after presenting a flower during a service to commemorate 70 Years of Peace at the USS Arizona Memorial marker on Ford Island located in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, on August 14, 2015. The event commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific. A memorial service including a floral tribute, wreath presentation, speeches, a moment of silence, playing of Echo Taps, and a short three white chrysanthemum fireworks display were featured at the private event. AFP PHOTO/EUGENE TANNER
  • This US Navy photo obtained August 15, 2015 shows Service members, families and friends as they gather during the Nagaoka-Honolulu 70 Years of Peace Floral Tribute and Wreath Presentation Ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on August 14, 2015. The ceremony commemorated the 70th year since the end of the Pacific War. AFP PHOTO/US NAVY/JOHANS CHAVARRO = RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: “AFP PHOTO HANDOUT-US NAVY/JOHANS CHAVARRO”/ NO MARKETING – NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS=
  • US Navy Admiral Scott Swift(L) applauds after helping Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, (Lcenter) and Nagaoka Mayor Tamio Mori (2ndR), along with US Navy Rear Admiral John Fuller, unveil the 70th Anniversary Commemorative Plaque at the USS Arizona Memorial marker on Ford Island located in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, on August 14, 2015. The event commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific. A memorial service including a floral tribute, wreath presentation, speeches, a moment of silence, playing of Echo Taps, and a short three white chrysanthemum fireworks display were featured at the private event. AFP PHOTO/EUGENE TANNER
  • People hang paper cranes folded for peace near a memorial to the sunken battleship USS Arizona before a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Mayors and city council members from Honolulu and Nagaoka, Japan, joined the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander to lay wreaths and unveil a new plaque. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
  • This US Navy photo obtained August 15, 2015 shows thousands of origami cranes displayed during the Nagaoka-Honolulu 70 Years of Peace Floral Tribute and Wreath Presentation Ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on August 14, 2015. The ceremony commemorated the 70th year since the end of the Pacific War. AFP PHOTO/US NAVY/JOHANS CHAVARRO = RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: “AFP PHOTO HANDOUT-US NAVY/JOHANS CHAVARRO”/ NO MARKETING – NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS=
  • Japanese singer Ayaka Hirahara performs during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
  • Navy bugler Rick Batey plays on stage before the start of fireworks marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
  • U.S. Navy Read Adm. John Fuller, left, Honolulu mayor Kirk Caldwell, center, and Nagaoka City, Japan mayor Tomio Mori look on during a celebration marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
  • A youth choir performs during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
  • Fireworks from Nagaoka City, Japan, explode over Ford Island to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Hawaii, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)