79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

A woman prays on June 22, 2024, in front of the Cornerstone of Peace monument, on which the names of those who lost their lives in the Battle of Okinawa in World War II are inscribed, in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on the eve of the 79th anniversary of the end of the battle.

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