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Japan envoy offers flowers at 'Leyte Landing' ceremony

PALO, Philippines - Tetsuro Amano, Japanese deputy chief of mission to the Philippines, offers a wreath of flowers in Palo on the Philippine island of Leyte on Oct. 20, 2014, at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the "Leyte Landing" during World War II that freed the country from Japanese occupation in 1941.

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Ceremony marks 70th anniv. of WWII 'Leyte Landing'

PALO, Philippines - A man (extreme R), acting as Gen. Douglas MacArthur, delivers a speech in Palo on the Philippine island of Leyte on Oct. 20, 2014, at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the "Leyte Landing" during World War II that freed the country from Japanese occupation in 1941. On the far left are effigies at the MacArthur Landing Memorial Park.

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Women participate in air raid drills

TOKYO, Japan - Women dressed in ''Mompe,'' traditional Japanese female work pants, participate in air raid drills in Tokyo. The photo was taken on Oct. 20, 1941.