(3)58th anniversary of end of Battle of Okinawa marked

(3)58th anniversary of end of Battle of Okinawa marked

ITOMAN, Japan - A ceremony is held at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23 to mark the 58th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, in which more than 200,000 people died, including more than 14,000 U.S. soldiers.

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