Okinawa marks 70th anniversary of WWII battle

Okinawa marks 70th anniversary of WWII battle

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walks to offer a flower during a memorial service at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Japan's southernmost island prefecture on June 23, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of a World War II ground battle in the prefecture. The battle, which began in the spring of 1945 when U.S. forces landed in Okinawa and surrounding islands, claimed over 200,000 soldier and civilian lives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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