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Sweet Ride

Sullivans Elementary School celebrates the new school year with a "ring-in ceremony" at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 18, 2025. The Department of Defense Education Activity school's ceremony involves ringing a bell and announcing each grade's arrival, evoking a similar custom on Navy ships.

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