Koreans pray at 62nd anniversary of Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - A group of South Koreans pray at the Cornerstone of Peace in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa on June 23 in memory of relatives who perished during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. A memorial service was held at the Peace Memorial Park on June 23 to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed.

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