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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan, June 23 Kyodo - People pray at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 22, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. (Kyodo)

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan, June 24 Kyodo - Video shows flowers at the "cornerstone of peace" monument at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. The monument bears the names of all people who perished in the battle including civilians. (Kyodo)

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80th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) visits a museum near the Tower of Himeyuri in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. More than half of around 240 female students mobilized as nursing aides, called Himeyuri Gakutotai, died in the battle along with their teachers. (Pool photo)

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80th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba prepares to lay flowers at the Tower of Himeyuri in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. More than half of around 240 female students mobilized as nursing aides, called Himeyuri Gakutotai, died in the battle along with their teachers. (Pool photo)

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80th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) visits a museum near the Tower of Himeyuri in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. More than half of around 240 female students mobilized as nursing aides, called Himeyuri Gakutotai, died in the battle along with their teachers. (Pool photo)

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

People observe a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Photo shows flowers at the "cornerstone of peace" monument at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. The monument bears the names of all people who perished in the battle including civilians.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Photo shows flowers at the "cornerstone of peace" monument at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. The monument bears the names of all people who perished in the battle including civilians.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pictured after making a speech during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II, held at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman on the southern Japanese island on June 23, 2025.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front, far R) observes a moment of silence during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II, held at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman on the southern Japanese island on June 23, 2025.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki is pictured after making a speech during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II, held at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman on the southern Japanese island on June 23, 2025.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki (R) prepares to lay flowers during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II, held at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman on the southern Japanese island on June 23, 2025.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pictured after laying flowers during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II, held at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman on the southern Japanese island on June 23, 2025.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Photo shows paper cranes at the "cornerstone of peace" monument at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. The monument bears the names of all people who perished in the battle including civilians.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Photo shows a paper crane and sunflowers at the "cornerstone of peace" monument at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. The monument bears the names of all people who perished in the battle including civilians.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

People visit the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

A sunrise is pictured from a beach in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

A man prays at a cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Photo taken from a drone shows the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

People pray at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 22, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Searchlights beam into the night sky over the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 22, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

People visit the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 22, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

People visit the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 22, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

People pray at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 22, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

People attend a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 22, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

People visit the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 22, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - NORMANDY - MANCHE (50) - SAINTE MERE EGLISE: SITE 6: SAINTE MERE EGLISE. ON JUNE 5, 1944 AT 11 P.M., THE AMERICAN ALLIED FORCES PARACHUTED ABOVE SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE DURING OPERATION OVERLORD. 15,000 MEN WERE DROPPED ON THE VILLAGE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, MAINLY FROM THE US 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS PARATROOPERS FROM THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION DUE TO DROP ERRORS. THE GERMANS SHOOT AT THE PARATROOPERS WHO FALL TO THE GROUND. JOHN STEELE, ONE OF THEM, WAS HIT IN THE FOOT BY A BULLET, COULD NOT CONTROL HIS PARACHUTE AND FINALLY LANDED ON THE CHURCH TOWER AROUND 4:00 A.M. HE TRIED TO FREE HIMSELF FROM HIS PARACHUTE WHILE IN THE SQUARE, ALL AROUND THE CHURCH, THE BATTLE RAGED. HE THEN DECIDED TO PLAY DEAD IN ORDER TO AVOID SERVING AS A TARGET FOR THE ENEMY. AFTER MORE THAN TWO HOURS, A GERMAN SOLDIER CAME TO TAKE IT DOWN. STEELE WAS TREATED AND TAKEN PRISONER, ESCAPED THREE DAYS LATER, REJOINED ALLIED LINES AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO A HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND. SINCE THEN, A MANNEQUIN HAS HUNG ON TH

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - NORMANDY - MANCHE (50) - SAINTE MERE EGLISE: SITE 6: SAINTE MERE EGLISE. ON JUNE 5, 1944 AT 11 P.M., THE AMERICAN ALLIED FORCES PARACHUTED ABOVE SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE DURING OPERATION OVERLORD. 15,000 MEN WERE DROPPED ON THE VILLAGE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, MAINLY FROM THE US 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS PARATROOPERS FROM THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION DUE TO DROP ERRORS. THE GERMANS SHOOT AT THE PARATROOPERS WHO FALL TO THE GROUND. JOHN STEELE, ONE OF THEM, WAS HIT IN THE FOOT BY A BULLET, COULD NOT CONTROL HIS PARACHUTE AND FINALLY LANDED ON THE CHURCH TOWER AROUND 4:00 A.M. HE TRIED TO FREE HIMSELF FROM HIS PARACHUTE WHILE IN THE SQUARE, ALL AROUND THE CHURCH, THE BATTLE RAGED. HE THEN DECIDED TO PLAY DEAD IN ORDER TO AVOID SERVING AS A TARGET FOR THE ENEMY. AFTER MORE THAN TWO HOURS, A GERMAN SOLDIER CAME TO TAKE IT DOWN. STEELE WAS TREATED AND TAKEN PRISONER, ESCAPED THREE DAYS LATER, REJOINED ALLIED LINES AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO A HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND. SINCE THEN, A MANNEQUIN HAS HUNG ON TH

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Japanese SDF equipment

File photo taken Nov. 16, 2023, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Type 10 battle tank on Tokunoshima Island in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, during a drill.

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Russian Airstrikes Hit Idlib Region - Syria

Destroyed shelters and charred ground are seen at a camp for displaced Syrians near Maarrat Misrin, northern Idlib governorate, on December 2, 2024. The camp was reduced to rubble in a reported airstrike. A wave of airstrikes has pummelled hospitals and neighbourhoods in the rebel-held region of Idlib in northern Syria as Islamist insurgents continued to battle forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad after the militants' lightning assault on Aleppo. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Airstrikes Hit Idlib Region - Syria

Destroyed shelters and charred ground are seen at a camp for displaced Syrians near Maarrat Misrin, northern Idlib governorate, on December 2, 2024. The camp was reduced to rubble in a reported airstrike. A wave of airstrikes has pummelled hospitals and neighbourhoods in the rebel-held region of Idlib in northern Syria as Islamist insurgents continued to battle forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad after the militants' lightning assault on Aleppo. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Airstrikes Hit Idlib Region - Syria

Destroyed shelters and charred ground are seen at a camp for displaced Syrians near Maarrat Misrin, northern Idlib governorate, on December 2, 2024. The camp was reduced to rubble in a reported airstrike. A wave of airstrikes has pummelled hospitals and neighbourhoods in the rebel-held region of Idlib in northern Syria as Islamist insurgents continued to battle forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad after the militants' lightning assault on Aleppo. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan-France forces' joint drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and France's army conduct a joint drill simulating a battle in an urban area at the Ojojihara training ground in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 17, 2024.

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Japan-France forces' joint drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and France's army conduct a joint drill simulating a battle in an urban area at the Ojojihara training ground in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 17, 2024.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan, June 23 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida prepares to deliver a speech at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. (Kyodo)

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front) and Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki visit the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

People look at the sea at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Flowers and paper cranes are seen placed at 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 June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the battle.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press after attending a ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) prepares to deliver a speech at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida prepares to offer flowers at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

A ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II is held at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks during a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki is pictured after offering flowers at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is pictured after offering flowers at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki (front) bows during a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front, R) and Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki (front, L) attend a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

People pray near the venue of a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida offers flowers at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.