69th anniv. of end of Battle of Okinawa marked

69th anniv. of end of Battle of Okinawa marked

ITOMAN, Japan - Students pay a floral tribute to Battle of Okinawa victims at a memorial service at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the end of the battle in World War II.

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