Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago.

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...

More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle.

Thousands filled Peace Memorial Park on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa.

A group of special operations vets retrace the Battle of Okinawa, following in the footsteps of the forefathers of today’s ...

As dusk settled over the USS New Mexico, Radioman 1st Class Walter Rougeux, stationed deep in the battleship’s communications ...

The World War II Battle of Okinawa left an estimated 240,000 people killed or missing. Now, 80 years later, bones are still being unearthed in Japan’s southernmost prefecture, plagued by one of ...

The Battle of Okinawa in World War II ended on June 22, 1945. According to history.com, the battle was the last major battle of World War II and one of the bloodiest.“On April 1, 1945 – Easter ...

During this period, Battle of Okinawa survivor, Shimabukuro, worked as a maid on the U.S. Marine base in Nago City called Camp Schwab. The base, like many others on Okinawa, ...

From 1950 to 1953, the American bases in Okinawa were used to fight the Korean War, and from the 1960s until 1973, they were used during the Vietnam War.

ITOMAN, Okinawa Prefecture--Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa’s jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge.

Okinawa marks Battle of Okinawa’s 75th anniversary with scaled-back ceremony By . Aya Ichihashi Matthew M. Burke . Aya Ichihashi Matthew M. Burke . Stars and Stripes ...