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Okinawan bone digger searches for the remains of WWII dead and worries their lessons are unheard
Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the ...
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Civilians on Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...
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Okinawa, a Small Island Caught Between Big Powers
By Martin Fackler and Kiuko Notoya Reporting from Henoko, Okinawa Keiko Itokazu can still remember the day in 1965 when the parachute didn’t open. It was attached to a jeep trailer that was ...
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Okinawa - Healing Drone Sightseeing
Okinawa, the paradise of eternal summer. It is one of Japan's leading resort areas, with many sightseeing attractions such as world heritage sites related to the Ryukyu Kingdom and spectacular ...
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Eugene Sledge
With the Old Breed : At Peleliu and Okinawa He was assigned to the 1st Marine Division as a replacement, and trained as a mortarman. He fought on Peleliu in September of 1944, and on Okinawa in ...
Hōkūleʻa crew member reflects on canoe’s ties to Japan
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Tomoki Oku spoke from the deck of Hōkūleʻa in 2015 for a video when the canoe left Bali and was ...
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New light on the Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, fought against US-led forces, claimed the lives of more than 200 thousand civilians and soldiers. About one quarter of the entire population of Okinawa was wiped out.