Ex-soldier recalls narrow escape in Palau battle that killed comrades

Ex-soldier recalls narrow escape in Palau battle that killed comrades

Takashi Oike, a 93-year-old former Japanese soldier, is interviewed in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture, in February 2015. Japan fought an "unwinnable" war against the United States, Oike said in recalling the fierce battle that killed his army comrades in Palau during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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