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The Rev. Sun Myung Moon presided over the marriages of thousands of couples, including many in Washington. Read: Marriages made en mass by Moon succeeded or failed one by one

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Sept. 14, 2012 

Frances Ichijo kisses her husband, Yoshi Ichijo, while posing for a quick portrait photograph before attending a memorial service for the Rev. Sun Myung Moon at the Unification Church in Adams Morgan.

Astrid Riecken / For The Washington Post

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