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Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Mario Villalta, originally from Anaheim, Calif., and attached to USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), encourages the crowd to get excited during the Aomori-City Nebuta Festival Parade, Aug. 6, 2013. Fitzgerald is currently on a port call in the northern-Japan city of Aomori, and its sailors were invited to take part in the city's annual parade. The Nebuta Festival draws about 3 million spectators each year. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Daniel Sanford/Released)

The following article by Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Sanford was released by the Defense Video and Information Distribution System.

Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Mario Villalta, originally from Anaheim, and attached to USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), encourages the crowd to get excited during the Aomori-City Nebuta Festival Parade, Aug. 6, 2013.

Fitzgerald is currently on a port call in the northern-Japan city of Aomori, and its sailors were invited to take part in the city’s annual parade.

The Nebuta Festival draws about 3 million spectators each year.

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U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Daniel Sanford.

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