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Stress and fear roil a tiny, rapidly militarizing Japanese island near Taiwan
a tiny island on Japan’s western frontier, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ayaka McGill) A Japanese flag flutters in the wind inside the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) base on Yonaguni, a tiny ...
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That iconic flag-raising on Iwo Jima? CU prof, then a Marine, saw it happen
As it turned out, the Japanese had heavily fortified the island and had a dense network of tunnels from which they could launch attacks. The flag raised atop Mount Suribachi Back on the line the ...
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Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
His 10 days at Iwo Jima were a “terrible, terrible experience with dead people everywhere,” he told Stars and Stripes in a ...
Japan, US to mark 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima battle amid trade tensions
Tokyo hopes joint memorial will underline commitment to security alliance, but Hegseth expected to ask Japan to do more to ...
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Army veteran returns WWII ‘good luck’ flag to Japanese soldier’s family
the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands. The Obon Society, an Oregon-based nonprofit that helps U.S. veterans and their families return old war trophies such as flags and swords ...
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Perry’s lost flag replicated, given to descendant of U.S. immigrant
Japan’s enemy at the time, if the authorities found out about it. “I hope the new flag will help us pass on accounts of the vicissitudes of our island’s fortunes and the meaning of peace ...