Airmen pay respect to Holocaust vicitms

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amanda Mondragon, 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineer technician, lights a candle as part of a Holocaust Remembrance Vigil at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 28, 2014. Airmen lit each other’s candles and held a moment of silence for those killed in the Holocaust massacre. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez-Domitilo)

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Airmen pay respect to Holocaust vicitms

A candlelight is held by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Najala Logan, 35th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, in remembrance of Holocaust victims, during a candlelight vigil at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 28, 2014. Among the more than six and one-half million Jews who suffered at the hands of the Nazi regime, one and one-half million were children. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez-Domitilo)

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Airmen hold a moment of silence in remembrance of the Holocaust victims during a candlelight vigil at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 28, 2014. Airmen also paid respect to victims all around the world who have and are currently suffering from religious and social persecution. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez-Domitilo)

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Airmen pay respect to Holocaust vicitms

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brooke Scott, 35th Fighter Wing professional development center coordinator, speaks to attendees of the Holocaust Remembrance Candlelight Vigil at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 28, 2014. As part of Holocaust Remembrance Week, Airmen gathered at the base chapel to pay respect to those persecuted and massacred between 1933 and 1945 by Germany’s Nazi regime. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez-Domitilo)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jessica Baldwin, 35th Force Support Squadron food service accountant, transfers a flame to U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Beau Biggerstaff, 35th Communications Squadron configurations management technician, during the Holocaust Candlelight Vigil at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 28, 2014. During the vigil, Airmen received a flame from one another and held a moment of silence for those lost during the Holocaust. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Patrick S. Ciccarone)

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Airmen pay respect to Holocaust vicitms

Published April 29, 2014
35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Misawa Airmen gathered at the base chapel for a Holocaust Remembrance Candlelight Vigil April 28, 2014. Between 1933 and 1945, more than 6 million Jews were persecuted, oppressed, and massacred by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. With approximately 2,000 concentration camps throughout Europe, more than 3.2 million met their death in these sites. During this era of the Holocaust, German authorities also targeted other groups because of their perceived "racial inferiority."