Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fakuda visited Arlington National Cemetery during his November 2007 visit to Washington, D.C. During his visit he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and visited Section 60 where he laid a wreath in honor of U. S. Casualties in the international war on terror.
Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda (L) pays his respects alongside his entourage before laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, November 16, 2007Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda (L) pays his respects before placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, November 16, 2007Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda (2nd R) lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, November 16, 2007Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda (R) lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, November 16, 2007Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda (C) pays his respects after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, November 16, 2007Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda (L) pays his respects after placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, November 16, 2007Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda (2nd R) pays his respects after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, November 16, 2007Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda (L) pays his respects before laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, November 16, 2007Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) places a wreath at the tombs of U.S. soldiers who recently died in Iraq at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, November 16, 2007.
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
