Stars and Stripes
Win 10 million yen for catching Japan’s most elusive mythical creature
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- Win 10 million yen for catching Japan’s most elusive mythical creature
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- North America has the Sasquatch. Scotland has the Loch Ness Monster. Japan has the kappa. Use bamboo poles baited with cucumber to fish for these mythical critters at Kappabuchi Pool in Tono, a city in Iwate prefecture.
Learn more at www.stripes.com.
Footage by Aaron Kidd/Stars and Stripes
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- New exhibits set to open at the National Museum of the Marine Corps
- Runtime
- 2:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The National Museum of the Marine Corps is hosted a private media day in preparation for the public opening of its two newest galleries on U.S. Marine Corps operations. The new 20,000 square foot exhibit will feature hundreds of artifacts from all major U.S. Marine Corps operations from post-Cold War through Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Watch this video for details.
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- Vet owned CBD business aims to help
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- United States Army veteran Craig Henderson is also the chief executive officer at Extract Labs, a cannabis company located in Boulder, CO. Extract Labs aims to give vets an alternative form of coping with stress like PTSD with CBD products. Watch this video for details.
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- Video ads remind Japanese commuters about North Korean abduction case from 1977
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A 15-second video playing every six minutes in the world’s busiest train stations reminds millions of commuters of a 13-year-old Japanese girl kidnapped from her home nearly five decades ago by North Korean agents.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-08-23/north-korea-abductee-megumi-yokota-14951251.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Navy’s oldest operational warship wraps up longest patrol in 5 years
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Sailors in their dress whites manned the rails of the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge as it steamed into Tokyo Bay on Aug. 20, 2024, concluding its longest deployment in five years.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-08-21/navy-blue-ridge-yokosuka-japan-14930832.html
Photos by Alex Wilson/Stars and Stripes
and the U.S. Navy
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Texas based Army brigade rehearses sudden deployment to South Korea
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- About 800 soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team at Fort Bliss, Texas, are testing the Army’s ability to quickly deploy and defend South Korea in case of war.
Imagery by David Choi and Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes
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- Democrat VP pick has military background
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, asked Nebraska and Minnesota National Guard veteran, Gov. Tim Walz, to be her running mate in the 2024 United States Presidential race. Watch this video for details.
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- Watch NORAD intercept Russian and Chinese bombers off Alaska’s coast
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- U.S. and Canadian fighters with North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted four bombers – two Russian and two Chinese – flying off Alaska’s coast, Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
Video footage by the Russian Defense Ministry
Still images by the U.S. Department of Defense
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Mexican tall ship ARM Cuauhtemoc departs Japanese naval base after port call
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The ARM Cuauhtemoc, a training ship of the Mexican navy, set sail Wednesday from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force base at Yokosuka, Japan, after a five-day visit. The Cuauhtemoc berthed at the Hemi Dock adjacent to Yokosuka Naval Base, home of the U.S. 7th Fleet. Its stop coincided with the 415th anniversary of friendship between the peoples of Mexico and Japan. The tall ship was commissioned in 1982 and displaces 1,800 tons. Its crew of 276 includes approximately 90 officer cadets. Its next destination is Incheon, South Korea.
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- Overcoming Adversity: Re-Walk episode 4
- Runtime
- 3:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- "Overcoming Adversity," is a new video series from Stars and Stripes which highlights current and former military personnel and shows their adverse circumstance and how they overcame the challenge. In the first season, we highlight former Marine, Brittany Elliot. Elliott, became a quadriplegic after getting into an accident with a drunk driver. She now has usage of her extremities by using ReWalk. Episode 4 delves into the Re-Walk device. Watch this video for details.
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- Enjoying the rides at Ramstein's Freedom Fest
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Visitors to Ramstein Air Base's Freedom Fest enjoy the carnival rides. Although it was wet and chilly on the first day of the two-day fest, people were having fun.
Video by Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes
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- Marines on Okinawa issued new amphibious combat vehicles
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Marine Corps received a shipment of new Amphibious Combat Vehicles or ACVs, eight-wheeled armored personnel carriers designed to move troops from ship to shore, at an Okinawa port over the weekend.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-07-01/marines-on-okinawa-offload-amphibious-combat-vehicles-14352384.html
Footage by U.S. Marine Corps
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Overcoming Adversity: Rehabilitation ep. 3
- Runtime
- 4:10
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- "Overcoming Adversity," is a new video series from Stars and Stripes which highlights current and former military personnel and shows their adverse circumstance and how they overcame the challenge. In the first season, we highlight former Marine, Brittany Elliot. Elliott, became a quadriplegic after getting into an accident with a drunk driver. She now has usage of her extremities by using ReWalk. Episode 3 explores her rehabilitation process.
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- Disney, Fisher House provide care packages to families at Walter Reed location
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Representatives of Disney visited the Water Reed Fisher House and delivered care packages and special surprises to the families who stay at the location. Watch this video for details.
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- Sights and sounds: Hydrangeas blooming across Japan mark the start of rainy season
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Hydrangeas blooming in June mark the start of Japan’s rainy season.
Meigetsuin Temple, also known as Ajisai-dera, or Hydrangea Temple, in Kamakura city near Yokosuka Naval Base, had already attracted many visitors with its hydrangeas in full bloom ahead of the coming rain, forecast by the Japan Weather Association to begin Thursday.
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Army celebrates 249th birthday at Twilight Tattoo
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The United States Army celebrated its 249th birthday at Twilight Tattoo. Twilight Tattoo is an action-packed military show featuring soldiers from the U.S. Army Military District of Washington’s ceremonial units, the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own."
Christine Wormuth, the Secretary of the Army, will hosted Twilight
Tattoo to celebrate the Army's 249th birthday. Watch this video for details.
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- Harbor security training using blank rounds draws protesters to Navy base in Japan
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Navy harbor security boats raced through waters near the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet and fired hundreds of blank rounds Wednesday, part of a three-day exercise that drew protests earlier in the week.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-05/harbor-security-blank-rounds-japan-14085657.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Miss America at Normandy
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Miss America 2024, U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh speaks with Stripes about the importance of D-Day commemoration at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
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- Government-run aquarium showcases freshwater environment south of Tokyo
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Just 30 miles northwest of U.S. Army Japan’s headquarters, Aquarium Sagamihara boasts a 131-foot tank of flowing water that replicates a living river environment.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/living/pacific_travel/quick_trips/2024-05-30/japan-aquarium-sagamihara-zama-13999407.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Overcoming Adversity: The crash ep. 2
- Runtime
- 4:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- "Overcoming Adversity," is a new video series from Stars and Stripes which highlights current and former military personnel and shows their adverse circumstance and how they overcame the challenge. In the first season, we highlight former Marine, Brittany Elliot. Elliott, became a quadriplegic after getting into an accident with a drunk driver. She now has usage of her extremities by using ReWalk. Episode 2 explores the crash which left Elliot paralyzed.
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- Eisenhower Monument unveiled for D-Day 80th anniversary
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- American military leaders past and present were on hand June 3, 2024, to unveil a statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower in the heart of Sainte-Mère-Église, in France's Normandy region
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- Rite of spring: Army base on Okinawa sees season’s first green sea turtle
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A 100-million-year-old reproductive ritual continued Wednesday at this small Army installation on Okinawa’s western coast. A green sea turtle crawled ashore at Torii Beach, methodically dug a hole next to a Morale, Welfare and Recreation pavilion and went to work laying and burying her eggs in the sand.
READ MORE: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-05-31/green-sea-turtle-eggs-army-okinawa-14035307.html
Video footage by Keishi Koja/Stars and Stripes
Still imagery from the U.S. Army
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- 101st Airborne Division D-Day air assault
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) held an air assault demonstration in Carentan, France, on June 2, 2024, as part of the events marking the 80th anniversary of the world War II D-Day invasion,
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- Sights and sounds: Japanese soldiers practice regaining control of remote island
- Runtime
- 2:29
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Watch members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force practice regaining control of a remote island during the 66th annual Fuji Firepower Exercise near Mount Fuji. About $5.3 million worth of ammunition was fired during the daylong training, which included about 3,000 soldiers, a dozen aircraft, 53 tanks or armored vehicles, and 38 cannons, according to the Ministry of Defense.
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- South Korea released rare video of North’s failed satellite launch
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- South Korea for the first time has released video footage of a North Korean satellite launch, which failed Monday night and scattered debris over the Yellow Sea.
Footage by South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Overcoming Adversity: Introducing Brittany Elliott ep. 1
- Runtime
- 3:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- "Overcoming Adversity," is a new video series from Stars and Stripes which highlights current and former military personnel and shows their adverse circumstance and how they overcame the challenge. In the first season, we highlight former Marine, Brittany Elliot. Elliott, became a quadriplegic after getting into an accident with a drunk driver. She now has usage of her extremities by using ReWalk. Episode 1 tells Elliott's story about joining the Marines.
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- Poppy Wall Honors fallen at National Mall
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The USAA Poppy Wall of Honor – a temporary installation honoring the more than 600,000 American service members who gave their lives in service to our nation since World War I – is back at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for Memorial Day weekend. Watch this video for details.
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- Sights and sounds: 85th annual Black Ship Festival in Shimoda, Japan
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- More than 200,000 people visited Shimoda, about 80 miles southwest of Tokyo, for the 85th annual Black Ship Festival, May 17-19, 2024. The event commemorates Commodore Matthew Perry’s arrival in July 1853 and the subsequent signing — under the threat of force — of the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Peace and Amity.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-05-22/black-ship-japan-commodore-perry-13935529.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Wave Warrior spearheaded by 302 Interactive, XR Training
- Runtime
- 3:28
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Recently, XR Training landed an OTA deal to build Amphibious Combat Vehicle Trainer for the United States Marines with 302 Interactive. Watch this video for details.
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- USS Ronald Reagan takes leave of Japanese port is has called home since 2015
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Nearly 400 sailors in their dress whites manned the USS Ronald Reagan’s rails Thursday morning as the aircraft carrier steamed out of Tokyo Bay on its final deployment from Japan.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-05-16/ronald-reagan-carrier-departs-japan-13873061.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Fisher House offers vets comfort
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Fisher House Foundation builds comfort homes where military and veteran families can stay free of charge, while a loved one is in the hospital. These homes are located at military and VA medical centers around the world. Watch this video for details.
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- Voices of D-Day: 'German leadership gone'
- Runtime
- 1:49
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The son of a World War II German field marshal talks about his father’s reaction to the news of the D-Day invasion in Part 11 of a series of interviews conducted by the World War II Foundation. This footage was part of the 2014 documentary, "Day of Days: June 6, 1944."
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- Voices of D-Day: 'Casualties on the beaches'
- Runtime
- 4:32
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Veterans look back on their experiences on D-Day, June 6, 1944, in Part 10 of a series of interviews conducted by the World War II Foundation. This footage was part of the 2014 documentary, "Day of Days: June 6, 1944."
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- Voices of D-Day: 'Cliffs of Pointe du Hoc'
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Veterans look back on their experiences at Pointe du Hoc on D-Day, June 6, 1944, in Part 9 of a series of interviews conducted by the World War II Foundation. This footage was part of the 2014 documentary, "Day of Days: June 6, 1944."
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- Voices of D-Day: 'Omaha Beach'
- Runtime
- 3:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Veterans remember landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, in Part 8 of a series of interviews conducted by the World War II Foundation. This footage was part of the 2014 documentary, "Day of Days: June 6, 1944."
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- Voices of D-Day: 'Utah Beach'
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Veterans recall landing on Utah Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, in Part 7 of a series of interviews conducted by the World War II Foundation. This footage was part of the 2014 documentary, "Day of Days: June 6, 1944."
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- Voices of D-Day: 'Normandy beaches'
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Veterans look back at the D-Day landings in Part 6 of a series of interviews conducted by the World War II Foundation. This footage was part of the 2014 documentary, "Day of Days: June 6, 1944."
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- Voices of D-Day: 'Forever changed'
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Veterans talk about their experiences on D-Day in Part 5 of a series of interviews conducted by the World War II Foundation. This footage was part of the 2014 documentary, "Day of Days: June 6, 1944."
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- Voices of D-Day: 'The jump'
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Veterans recall the D-Day air invasion in Part 4 of a series of interviews conducted by the World War II Foundation. This footage was part of the 2014 documentary, "Day of Days: June 6, 1944."
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- Voices of D-Day: 'Paratroopers'
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Veterans talk about preparation for the D-Day air invasion in Part 3 of a series of interviews conducted by the World War II Foundation. This footage was part of the 2014 documentary, "Day of Days: June 6, 1944."
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- Voices of D-Day: 'Briefings'
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Veterans share memories of their D-Day mission briefings in Part 2 of a series of interviews conducted by the World War II Foundation. This footage was part of the 2014 documentary, "Day of Days: June 6, 1944."
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- Voices of D-Day: 'The beginning'
- Runtime
- 3:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Veterans look back on the time leading up to the D-Day invasion, June 6, 1944, in Part 1 of a series of interviews conducted by the World War II Foundation.
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- Fast action saves military working dog’s life in Japan
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A quick response by troops at a U.S. Army veterinary clinic saved the life of a military working dog that fell victim to heat stroke.
Learn more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-05-07/military-working-dog-army-japan-13787842.html
Footage by U.S. Army
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- First Japanese troops qualify for US Army’s Expert Soldier Badge
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Thirteen Japanese troops earned the U.S. Army’s Expert Soldier Badge, after a five-day test of physical and mental endurance.
Learn more at https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-04-26/army-japan-expert-soldier-badge-13663919.html.
Produced by Jeremy Stillwagner/Stars and Stripes
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- ‘Mean Girls Jr.’ revives high school theater at Air Force base in Japan
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The curtain will rise May 3, 2024, on the first student musical at Yokota Air Base in nearly a decade: https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-05-01/mean-girls-jr-dodea-musical-japan-13716560.html
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- Dedrone highlights counter-drone capabilities at Modern Day Marine 24'
- Runtime
- 2:12
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Airspace security leader, Dedrone, was in attendance at Modern Day Marine 2024. They showcased their AI-powered counter-drone solution. Watch this video for details.
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- Iron Mountain talks about their capabilities at Sea, Air and Space 2024
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Iron Mountain Government Solutions was at Sea, Air and Space 2024 and has been a trusted partner with the United States Navy and other federal agencies — providing capabilities spanning the entire information lifecycle, from digitization and storage to secure destruction and data management. Watch this video for details.
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- Sights and sounds: Sakura blossom across Japan
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Chilly, rainy March weather delayed cherry blossoms in the Tokyo area beyond this year’s March 22 forecast. A timely spike in sunshine and warmth yielded blooms that drew massive crowds to parks across the metro area this week for picnicking and flower viewing.
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- New golf movie, 'The Long Game,' highlights Latino, military experience
- Runtime
- 2:29
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In 1956, JB Peña and his wife moved to the small town of Del Rio, TX, partly for a job as a school superintendent, but mostly to fulfill JB's dream of joining the prestigious, all-white Del Rio Country Club. So when JB is rejected on the basis of his skin color, he is devastated. But his world soon collides with a group of young latino golf caddies who work at the country club, and JB is inspired by the handmade course the boys built in the country to teach themselves golf. With little experience and even fewer resources, JB convinces the boys to start their own high school golf team, starting them all on a journey where they learn that it takes more than just golf skills to make history. Watch this video for details.
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- Marine subject in new movie, 'The Long Game,' talks military service
- Runtime
- 2:24
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Lupe Felan, a 30-year Marine Corps veteran, is one of the subjects in the new movie, "The Long Game." He took the time to talk to Stars and Stripes about his military service. Watch this video for details.
