75th anniv. of end of World War II Okinawa battle

75th anniv. of end of World War II Okinawa battle

Citizens offer prayers at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2020, while a memorial service was held there to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of a major World War II ground battle in Okinawa. Over 200,000 lives were lost in the battle, including large numbers of local civilians as well as Japanese and U.S. combatants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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