76th anniv. of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

76th anniv. of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki attends a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2021, the 76th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa. The major World War II ground battle between Japanese and U.S. troops claimed the lives of over 200,000 people.

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