Okinawa university marks 10th anniv. of chopper crash

Okinawa university marks 10th anniv. of chopper crash

NAHA, Japan - Students and staff at Okinawa International University in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, gather on Aug. 13, 2014, in front of the stump of a tree burned down when a helicopter from the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air station crashed onto its campus 10 years ago. They demanded that the U.S. base, located in the city center, be shut down without further delay. (Kyodo)

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