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Camp Zama leadership, volunteers support Japanese cultural tradition of giant kites

ZAMA, Japan – Camp Zama leadership attended joint festivals here May 4 celebrating the giant kite, a touchstone of Japanese culture that goes back more than 200 years. The cities of Zama and ...
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California man brings joy to community with world-class, giant kites

MARTINEZ; Calif. -- The world-famous 'Kite Man of Martinez' is taking flight once again. Tony Jetland was grounded by a work injury. Now, he has made a comeback and is flying his world-class custom ...
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Giant kites fill Omaha sky at inaugural Heartwood Preserve festival

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha’s sky came alive with giant kites this weekend, some as big as school buses, as hundreds of people attended the inaugural Heartwood Preserve Kite Festival. The massive ...
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Guatemalans remember their dead with giant kites as Day of the Dead begins

SANTIAGO SACATEPEQUEZ, Guatemala (Reuters) - Thousands gathered in Central Guatemala on Friday to watch giant kites take flight, a local tradition intended to reconnect the living and the deceased, as ...
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Sagamihara, Zama cities host first giant kite festivals since 2019

SAGAMIHARA CITY, Japan – The neighboring cities of Sagamihara and Zama jointly hosted their giant kite festivals for the first time since 2019, inviting the Camp Zama community to experience the ...
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A Biologist Spotlights The Most Abundant ‘Bird Of Prey’ In The World. More Than 5 Million Exist

Abundant, adaptable, and widespread, the black kite (Milvus migrans) is a unique raptor. While many birds of prey are elusive, rare, or highly specialized, black kites thrive across a variety of ...