U.S., Japan offer respect to USS Arizona in Blackened Canteen ceremony

A damaged canteen recovered from the wreckage of a crashed World War II-era B-29 Superfortress in Shizuoka, Japan, is displayed at the USS Arizona Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during the Blackened Canteen reconciliation ceremony, Dec. 6, 2016. During the annual ceremony, U.S. and Japanese attendees pour a small measure of bourbon over the USS Arizona as an offering of peace and respect to those lost 75 years ago during the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Andrews)

U.S., Japan offer respect to USS Arizona in Blackened Canteen ceremony

U.S. and Japanese Airmen join Dr. Hiroya Sugano in pouring bourbon whiskey over the USS Arizona Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2016, from a blackened canteen that flew aboard a B-29 Superfortress that crashed in Japan during WWII. Every year, Sugano brings the canteen from Japan to perform this highly respectful reconciliatory gesture towards those lost 75 years ago during the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Andrews)

U.S., Japan offer respect to USS Arizona in Blackened Canteen ceremony

Bourbon whiskey pours from a damaged canteen the over the USS Arizona Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during the Blackened Canteen reconciliation ceremony, Dec. 6, 2016. The canteen used in this ceremony originally belonged to the crew of a B-29 Superfortress that crashed in Japan during WWII and is now used in a reconciliatory ceremonies both in Hawaii and Japan for those lost in the war. For the Japanese, the offering of American bourbon to the servicemembers lost in the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu is considered a highly respectful gesture meant to represent peace and reconciliation between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Andrews)

U.S., Japan offer respect to USS Arizona in Blackened Canteen ceremony

Tech. Sgt. Dave Diamond from the U.S Air Force Band of the Pacific performs taps at the USS Arizona Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during the Blackened Canteen reconciliation ceremony, Dec. 6, 2016. WWII Veterans and many honored guests from U.S. and Japanese Militaries were in attendance to observe this solemn act of peace and reconciliation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Andrews)

U.S., Japan offer respect to USS Arizona in Blackened Canteen ceremony

Published Dec. 7, 2016
By Senior Airman Bryan Andrews
Pacific Air Forces

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- A damaged canteen recovered from the wreckage of a crashed World War II-era B-29 Superfortress in Shizuoka, Japan, is displayed at the USS Arizona Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during the Blackened Canteen reconciliation ceremony, Dec. 6, 2016. During the annual ceremony, U.S. and Japanese attendees pour a small measure of bourbon over the USS Arizona as an offering of peace and respect to those lost 75 years ago during the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Andrews)