Okinawa marks 70th anniversary of end of WWII battle

Okinawa marks 70th anniversary of end of WWII battle

Photo taken in March 2015 in Naha, Japan, shows Fumio Shimabukuro talking about the Battle of Okinawa, a World War II battle that claimed more than 200,000 lives. His mother and grandfather died in a U.S. bombing attack when Shimabukuro was 15 years old. Okinawa marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the battle on June 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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