U.S. Marines Corps Lt. Gen. Roger B. Turner, the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, center left, and Andrew Ou, the consul general at the U.S. Consulate General in Okinawa, center right, stand with attendees to an Okinawa Memorial Day ceremony at “The Cornerstone of Peace” in Peace Memorial Park, Mabuni, Itoman City, Okinawa, Japan, June 23, 2025. The ceremony is a yearly event, hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Okinawa and USO Okinawa, that commemorates the end of the Battle of Okinawa. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the battle. Those photographed from left to right are Takahito Tanaka and Katsutoshi Tanaka, the grandson and son to a Japanese soldier who fell in the battle, Lt. Gen. Turner, Andrew Ou, the consul general at the U.S. Consulate General in Okinawa, and Olga Hopkins-Murray and Michael Hopkins, children of the late U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Joseph Hopkins who fought in the battle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eadan Avramidis)
Date Taken: | 06.23.2025 |
Date Posted: | 06.30.2025 03:16 |
Photo ID: | 9138710 |
VIRIN: | 250623-M-EA007-1086 |
Resolution: | 6865x3862 |
Size: | 17.43 MB |
Location: | ITOMAN, OKINAWA, JP |
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