CORRECTED Okinawa to mark 66th end-of-battle anniversary

CORRECTED Okinawa to mark 66th end-of-battle anniversary

ITOMAN, Japan - CORRECTING HEADLINE The traditional ''Ryukyuan Dance'' is performed during a ceremony at the peace memorial hall in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture on June 22, 2011, the eve of the 66th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. (Kyodo)

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