Warrior arrived in Hakodate on Could 15 to have a good time the a hundred and seventieth anniversary of Commodore Matthew Perry’s go to to Hakodate.
“It was an honor and a privilege to go to a metropolis that’s so consultant of the underlying historical past of U.S.-Japan relations,” stated Lt. Cmdr. Robert Squires, Warrior’s commanding officer. “I’m certain our Sailors have been extraordinarily appreciative to go to websites all through town that not solely relish the start of our sturdy partnership with the nation of Japan, but additionally embody our continued mutual dedication to one another.”
Perry’s go to on Could 17, 1854, ushered in a brand new period of relations between america and Japan.
Through the port go to, Warrior Sailors participated in a ceremony at Hakodate Overseas Normal Cemetery in remembrance of George Remick and James Wolfe, two U.S. Navy Sailors who served below Perry and died in Hakodate in 1854 as a result of sickness.
“The cemetery the place Commodore Perry’s Sailors are buried was a really revered place, I may inform that they have been very effectively cared about by the way in which it’s being saved up,” acknowledged Quartermaster Seaman Kaleem Perkins, assigned to Warrior. “Hakodate itself is a tremendous metropolis, and the individuals of Hakodate are great! I might be very grateful to return again once more!”
Sailors additionally participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Perry Sq., the place a statue of Perry stands to commemorate the a hundred and fiftieth anniversary of his arrival on the shores of Hakodate.
Warrior, assigned to Mine Countermeasures Squadron 7 (MCMRON 7), Job Power 76/3 and Expeditionary Strike Group 7, is forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan within the US seventh Fleet space of duty conducting mine countermeasure operations to help preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific area.
U.S. seventh Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and companions in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific area.
