War dead remembered on 62nd anniversary of Battle of Okinawa

War dead remembered on 62nd anniversary of Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - A woman points to the name of a relative carved on a black granite tablet in the Cornerstone of Peace at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa on June 23. A memorial service was held at the Peace Memorial Park to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed.

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