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80 years after the Battle of Okinawa, bones are still being discovered
The World War II Battle of Okinawa left an estimated 240,000 people killed or missing. Now, 80 years later, bones are still ...
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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Okinawa construction unearths more US shells 80 years after WWII battle
The third shell was found Feb. 8 and removed March 25 from a site near an elementary school in the Ozato district of Nanjo ...
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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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Okinawa: 80th anniversary of the bloody final invasion of the Pacific War
Eighty years ago, on April 1, a Sunday in 1945, seven troop divisions, four Army, three Marine, landed on the beaches of ...
USS Missouri ceremony remembers kamikaze attack during Battle of Okinawa
A solemn anniversary and milestone will be observed this week on board the Battleship USS Missouri.Eighty years ago, on April ...
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80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
They would be among the estimated 240,000 people killed or missing in the Battle of Okinawa, from the landing of the US invasion force on April 1, 1945, to the Americans’ declaration of victory ...