U.S. WWII veteran returns Japanese flag to owner's family

U.S. WWII veteran returns Japanese flag to owner's family

U.S. World War II veteran Marvin Strombo (C) meets with Tatsuya Yasue (L) in the central Japan village of Higashishirakawa on Aug. 15, 2017, to hand over a Japanese flag Strombo found in a battlefield in 1944. Acquaintances and relatives of Yasue's late brother wrote their names on the flag, eventually enabling a U.S. organization to identify its owner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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