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    USMC WWII Veteran visits Okinawa and battle sites from WWII [Image 7 of 8]

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    USMC WWII Veteran visits Okinawa and battle sites from WWII

    NAHA, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    04.01.2025

    Photo by Cpl. Jesse Davis 

    Marine Corps Installations Pacific

    Walter LaSota, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II, poses for a group photo with family, friends, members from the Eagle Society, and members of Marine Corps Community Services Okinawa, on Sugar Loaf Hill, Okinawa, Japan, April 1, 2025. The two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for the first time in 80 years with help from the Eagle Society, which brings WWII veterans back to their battle sites. LoSota visited multiple sites including Toguchi Beach, where he landed on the island, and Sugar Loaf Hill, where he was wounded twice. LaSota was a private first class with India Company, 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesse Davis)

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    Date Taken: 04.01.2025
    Date Posted: 04.03.2025 02:57
    Photo ID: 8951021
    VIRIN: 250401-M-SJ635-1141
    Resolution: 5959x3973
    Size: 14.44 MB
    Location: NAHA, OKINAWA, JP

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