Ex-Himeyuri student relates tragedy of war

Ex-Himeyuri student relates tragedy of war

A former member of the Himeyuri Student Corps, which consisted of female high school students mobilized as nursing personnel during World War II, talks on July 11, 2015, about her experience in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, at the site of the Ihara First Surgical Cave in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture. The tour visiting battlefield sites with surviving former Himeyuri students was held for the first time in 20 years in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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