1,200 locals rally in front of U.S. base in Ginowan

1,200 locals rally in front of U.S. base in Ginowan

GINOWAN, Japan - Some 1,200 people rally in front of the gate of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 21 to protest the crash of a Marine helicopter from the air station on Aug. 13 at an Okinawa International University campus.

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