80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...
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Visiting veterans remember WWII Battle of Okinawa on 80th anniversary
The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...
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April 1, US forces invade Okinawa during World War II
Today is Tuesday, April 1, the 91st day of 2025. There are 274 days left in the year. This is April Fool’s Day.
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Sections of WWII tunnel complex in Okinawa opened to media
Two months after the U.S. military landed on Okinawa in late March 1945, the 32nd Army decided to withdraw from the Naha headquarters and blow up the tunnels. The headquarters were moved to Mabuni ...
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Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from WWII battle
Takamatsu Gushiken uses a hoe to move dirt while searching for the remains of those who died during the WWII ... that Okinawa may become a battlefield again.” On April 1, 1945, U.S. troops ...
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Okinawa marks 80 years since start of ground battle in WWII
It's been 80 years since US forces invaded Okinawa ... to them by the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army. Mass suicides also occurred across Okinawa's main island and on Iejima Island.