70th anniversary of Battle of Saipan

70th anniversary of Battle of Saipan

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands - Yoshio Ideguchi (C), an 88-year-old former Japanese sailor, takes pictures with local residents after attending a ceremony on Saipan on June 15, 2014, to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1944 Battle of Saipan during World War II.

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