Univ. launches balloon to protest 2004 U.S. helicopter crash

Univ. launches balloon to protest 2004 U.S. helicopter crash

GINOWAN, Japan - Okinawa International University launched a balloon Aug. 10 from its campus in Okinawa Prefecture in protest against the U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crash in August 2004, which damaged the walls of its main building.

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