(2)U.S. resumes Futemma drills after copter crash, despite protest

NAHA, Japan - Workers pick up debris from the site on the campus of Okinawa International University in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 16, where a U.S. Marine helicopter crashed on Aug. 13, injuring three crew members aboard.

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