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SERVING HIS COUNTRY IN JAPAN
My name is Matthew Shelton and I am a PFC in the United States Marine Corps serving over here in Japan. I am from Washington, Georgia, and people there know me more by the name of Adam. I worked at Bi-lo until the beginning of 2006 when I left for boot camp. I had the pleasure of talking to a group of middle school students while I was on leave in September of last year. I was asked a lot of questions and tried to answer them to the best of my ability. I came back in November right after my MOS school at the right time and had the pleasure of being a part of the dedication of the bench for Lance Corporal [Phil] Scarborough. I realize that many have come before me and have a great amount of respect for him and am honored to be a part of the same tradition he is. I met his parents after the ceremony and was asked to dinner and had a chance to talk to the family and give my thanks for the sacrifices of people like him. They treated me very well and expressed their thanks for what I was doing to serve my country. I have also gained a lot of respect from people in Washington and from my family.
I have visited Yannai City which I have pictures I am sending to show a little of what Japan has to offer.I have enjoyed different resturaunts and would like to say that sushi is a very tasty treat here in Japan. The Mcdonald's is very much like the one I enjoy there in our hometown of Washington. I have seen what a tradtional Japanese house looks like. I just wanted to show a little bit of what Japan is like to the people there in Washington and hope for a chance to be a part of my hometown paper.
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