Okinawa marks 65th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Women in traditional Korean costume pray for South Koreans killed in the Battle of Okinawa in front of the Cornerstone of Peace at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2010, 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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