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The deadly confrontation on Okinawa that foreshadowed the war’s final outcome

This video presents an animated breakdown of the Battle of Okinawa, one of the most intense and costly engagements of World ...
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Navy vet’s daughter returns Japanese flag taken as war trophy from Battle of Okinawa

TOKYO — A Japanese flag, brought to America by a U.S. Navy sailor from the Battle of Okinawa, has been returned to the family of the soldier who carried it into battle more than three quarters of a ...
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Black flags rise with the heat on Okinawa bases

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Black flags are flying on military bases, warning people on Okinawa to be careful while working and exercising outdoors. With temperatures expected to continue increasing, ...
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Presidential Message on the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa

On this day 80 years ago, victory was wrested from the depths of hell when American forces triumphed over the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Okinawa—a brutal and blood-soaked triumph that was ...