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A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here’s why
Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Closed doors and price hikes: Travel is getting expensive
In this week’s roundup of travel news: visiting the Japanese island of Okinawa 80 years after the World War II battle, the ...
Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700
The head of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, told a forum for relief donations in Naypyitaw that 2 ...
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US sanctions 6 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over rights abuses. Beijing threatens to retaliate
Today in History: April 6, United States enters World War I Today in History: April 5, FDR establishes Civilian Conservation ...
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Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...
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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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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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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Japan draws up plan to evacuate 120,000 islanders near Taiwan in event of emergency
Ships and planes would be able to transport around 110,000 residents and 10,000 visitors from the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture to eight southwestern ... since they split as a result of a ...
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Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia
US President Donald Trump has been pushing for an end to the war since taking office in January and negotiations are continuing. Ukraine had agreed to a 30-day ceasefire following talks which ...