Okinawa marks 64th anniversary of WWII battle

Okinawa marks 64th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Women in traditional Korean costume pray for the South Koreans killed in the Battle of Okinawa in front of the Cornerstone of Peace at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, June 23, the 64th anniversary of the end of the World War II battle in which more than 200,000 people died.

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