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Jackson visits army base in Japan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6437961.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6437961.stm
Michael Jackson dropped by a US airbase during his tour of Tokyo, meeting thousands of troops and their families.
The singer has been in the country greeting fans at parties organised in his honour.
Jackson called the assembled troops at Camp Zama "some of the most special people in the world".
"It is because of you in here today, and others who so valiantly have given their lives to protect us, that we enjoy our freedom," he told the crowd.
About 3,000 troops and family members welcomed Jackson
Jackson attended a ceremony to watch one army member being promoted, placing a pin on his uniform.
In turn he was presented with a framed certificate thanking him for his visit from Col Robert M Waltemeyer, garrison commander of Camp Zama.