Navy vet's daughter returns Japanese flag taken as war trophy from Battle of Okinawa
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Aging US Vets Return WWII Flags to Japan
Marine Returns Japanese WWII Flag to Original Family > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News
Service members across Okinawa observe Veterans Day > Pacific Air Forces > Article Display
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S. Korea-based US airman returns Japanese flag taken as war trophy in Battle of Iwo Jima
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Why World War II veterans are returning captured Japanese flags
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Families of former WWII foes meet in Hiroshima for 'good luck flag' return
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WWII soldier's good-luck flag returned from US to grandson in southwest Japan - The Mainichi
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Wwii american flag hi-res stock photography and images - Page 5 - Alamy
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Navy vet's daughter returns Japanese flag taken as war trophy from Battle of Okinawa
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Okinawa Prefecture - Wikipedia
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Why World War II veterans are returning captured Japanese flags
Did the US try to stop Japan's expansion in Asia and Pacific during World War II? - Quora
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THE FINAL CAMPAIGN: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa
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The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College - Two Japanese soldiers committed Hari-Kari in their dugout at Tarawa, Gilbert Island, as U.S. Marines won the 76-hour battle to capture the tiny
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TIL that during WWII, American soldiers fighting in the pacific would often mutilate Japanese soldiers and keep their limbs as souvenirs or war trophies. President Roosevelt was even gifted a letter opener