U.S. envoy apologizes to families of victims

U.S. envoy apologizes to families of victims

UWAJIMA, Japan - U.S. Special Envoy Adm. William Fallon apologizes to the family members of those aboard the training ship Ehime Maru sunken by a U.S. nuclear submarine in a meeting March 1 at Uwajima Fisheries High School, to which the ship belonged.

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