Okinawa commemorates 55th anniversary of battle

Okinawa commemorates 55th anniversary of battle

ITOMAN, Japan - A ceremony is held in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the end of fierce fighting in Okinawa between U.S. and Japanese forces toward the end of World War II. The memorial service, which began at noon at the Peace Memorial Park in the city, was attended by about 5,000 people, including Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine, and the relatives of more than 200,000 people, mostly civilians, who were killed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa.

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