(1)Veterans, survivors commemorate WWII Leyte landings

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Yoshikazu Sakamoto stands in front of the statute of kannon erected in Leyte in memory of Japanese war dead on Oct. 19 on the eve of ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary on Oct. 20 of the landing of U.S.-led forces on the shores of Leyte in the eastern Philippines, which led to the end of Japan's occupation of the Philippines. Sakamoto said after the mass that he lost his brother-in-law during the war, but added that other people may have suffered more.

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