An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the scars remain, allowing visitors to get up close and touch history.

“Soon after the battle commenced ... and the legacy of what the Marines accomplished on Okinawa.

“Soon after the battle commenced, the Himeyuri students were mobilized,” the museum says ... of the so-called “greatest generation,” those who fought World War II, and the legacy of what the Marines ...

“Soon after the battle commenced ... and the legacy of what the Marines accomplished on Okinawa. Back at the cave site, Gushiken says he hopes his work sends a message too.

A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the ...

A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa. The suicide attack instantly killed the pilot ...

The 82-day battle for Okinawa was the largest Pacific battle of World War II and the largest amphibious assault in history. View the video clips below to learn about this event and hear an ...

The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22 ... His regiment followed LaSota’s. “The 22nd Marines were ahead of us, and they were shot through,” McCallum, 98, of Seffner, Fla., ...

The discoveries, made over the past two months, highlight the lingering danger of unexploded ordnance from the Battle of Okinawa, fought 80 years ago on the island. Two shells were unearthed in ...

Staff Sgt. Stephon Smith carries what are believed to be the remains of a fallen Marine killed in 1942 during the Battle of ...

It was 80 years ago today when the Battle of Okinawa commenced during World War 2. The United States Marine Corps’ invasion was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theatre, as the Allies ...