Clinton thanks Okinawa for security role

NAHA, Japan - U.S. President Bill Clinton delivers a speech during his visit to the Cornerstone of Peace at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, southern Okinawa, on July 21. He thanked the people of Okinawa for their significant contribution to the security of the Asia-Pacific region. Seated to his right is Okinawa Governor Keiichi Inamine. To his left is Machika Kawamitsu, an Okinawa high school student, who made a speech welcoming the president.

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