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[Report '26 Yomitan] Local Residents Express Concerns About Commemorating the Special Attack Units; Relocation of the Giretsu Airborne Unit Monument Rejected; Kina Residents Say "Commemorating Both Military and Civilian soldiers."

In Zakimi, Yomitan Village, stands the "Giretsu Airborne Unit Annihilation Monument," a memorial to the fallen soldiers of the special attack unit dispatched by the Japanese Army to bomb the North Airfield, which was under US occupation during the Battle of Okinawa. This site has become the planned parking lot for the indoor gymnasium that the village is planning.
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In Zakimi, Yomitan Village, stands the "Giretsu Airborne Unit Annihilation Monument," a memorial to the fallen soldiers of the special attack unit dispatched by the Japanese Army to bomb the North Airfield, which was under US occupation during the Battle of Okinawa. This site has become the planned parking lot for the indoor gymnasium that the village is planning.

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
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