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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 scars remain, allowing visitors to get up close and touch history.
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 ...
Why a U.S. Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII's Battle of Okinawa
"This is a remarkable story of compassion and humanity, even in the midst of one of the worst battles of World War II." ...
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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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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 ...
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80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
Itoman, Japan (CNN) — The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully ...