80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...
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Marines, Japanese forces prepare for amphibious warfare on Okinawa
KIN BLUE BEACH, Okinawa — An hourlong amphibious landing ... Marines’ amphibious warfare legacy while aligning with its modern Force Design strategy, which aims to counter China’s area ...
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Letters to the Editor: Recalling WWII and George Washington alongside modern-day concerns
Eighty years ago it was called something else — Love Day. That was the code name for the invasion of Okinawa, the beginning of the bloodiest battle in World War II. My dad was a Marine first ...
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EDITORIAL: Memorial day in Okinawa a time to reflect on the wartime past
June 23 is Okinawa Memorial Day, when people in the prefecture console the spirits of those who died in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. A memorial ceremony is held in Mabuni in the city of Itoman ...