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A minute-long moment of silence was observed at noon on June 23, to honor fallen men and women of the Battle of Okinawa. The ceremony at the Okinawa Memorial Peace Park was held on the 70th anniversary of the end of the battle and brought approximately 5,400 people from Okinawa and other prefectures. Honored guests included Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe; Governor of Okinawa Prefecture, Takeshi Onaga; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy; U.S. Consul General, Alfred R. Magelby; Deputy Commanding General United States Forces Japan, Brig. Gen. Mark R. Wise; and the Commanding General of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Brig. Gen. Joaquin F. Malavet among others. Abe and Onaga also gave speaches expressing their grief and sorrow over the nearly 200,000 lives lost during the battle.
| Date Taken: | 06.23.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 06.28.2015 19:28 |
| Photo ID: | 2034102 |
| VIRIN: | 150623-M-AO893-068 |
| Resolution: | 3805x2507 |
| Size: | 1.67 MB |
| Location: | ITOMOAN CITY, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 16 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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