The World War II Battle of Okinawa left an estimated 240,000 people killed or missing — and 80 years later, their bones are still being unearthed by dedicated volunteers. Japan’s southernmost ...
April 1945. The Pacific War had decisively turned in favour for the United States. During the waning days of that month, the ...
The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully avoiding the sharp limestone roof while ...
We descended into Chibichibi Cave in southern Okinawa with the heavy feeling that this was not a site of distant history, but a warning. The cave is low enough that you have to bend forward as you ...
Okinawa marks 80 years since end of one of harshest WWII battles with pledge to share tragic history
TOKYO (AP) — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on Monday ...
TOKYO -- Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said Monday that it ...
A Navy corpsman killed during the Battle of Okinawa will be the first American in five years added to a memorial on the island commemorating the battle. Petty Officer 3rd Class Vernon Martin — a ...
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