75th anniversary of end of World War II Okinawa battle

75th anniversary of end of World War II Okinawa battle

People pray in front of a cenotaph in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2020, the 75th anniversary of the end of a major World War II ground battle in Okinawa that claimed over 200,000 lives, including large numbers of local civilians as well as Japanese and U.S. combatants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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