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Navy Honors 80th Anniversary of Battle of Okinawa
Candles lit by local volunteers and U.S. Navy Sailors stationed on Okinawa spell out the Japanese symbols for “peace” during a volunteer candle lighting event at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan, June 22, 2025. Held on the eve of Okinawa Memorial Day, the event marked the 80th anniversary of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, honoring more than 200,000 lives lost and strengthening ties between the U.S. Navy and the local community. (U.S. N…
Okinawa: Honoring the Last Battle, 80 Years Later
Eighty years ago, a tiny island in the western Pacific became the site of one of the deadliest battles in modern history. In June 2025, the world marks the anniversary of the Allied capture of Okinawa—the final and bloodiest major battle of World War II. Just 67 miles long and 17 miles wide at its broadest point, Okinawa might not seem like a major prize. Continue reading Okinawa: Honoring the Last Battle, 80 Years Later at Royal Examiner.
A symposium sponsored by Okinawa Prefecture, "Thinking about international peace from Okinawa on the 80th anniversary of the end of the war," was held on the 24th at Times Hall in Kumoji, Naha City. Among the speakers were Nakamitsu Izumi, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, who visited Okinawa to attend the Okinawa All War Dead Memorial Ceremony on Memorial Day, and Tanaka Shigemitsu, Repre…
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