(1)Okinawa marks 59th anniversary of end of battle in WWII

(1)Okinawa marks 59th anniversary of end of battle in WWII

ITOMAN, Japan - Relatives of South Koreans who were killed in the Battle of Okinawa in the closing stages of World War II pray in front of the Cornerstone of Peace in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, on June 23, the 59th anniversary of the end of the battle. The names of 239,092 war victims, mostly civilians, are inscribed on the stones.

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