Okinawa marks 65th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks during a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2010, to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa that killed over 200,000 Japanese soldiers and civilians in the closing days of World War II.

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