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Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from WWII battle
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people killed in one of the ...
Volunteer searching for WWII dead in Japanese caves unearths remains of hundreds of people
The remains of some 1,400 people sit in storage for possible identification with DNA testing. So far just six have been identified and returned to their families.
Okinawan bone digger searches for the remains of WWII dead and worries their lessons are unheard
Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa’s jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the ...
The Columbian4d
Japanese digger searches for WWII remains: ‘Best way to honor war dead is never to allow another war’
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. These are from the ...
Military Times4d
Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from WWII battle
On April 1, 1945, U.S. troops landed on Okinawa ... hunting bugs and find skulls still wearing helmets. Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, 1.2 million Japanese war dead are still ...
Newsday6d
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
On April 1, 1945, U.S. troops landed on Okinawa ... hunting bugs and find skulls still wearing helmets. Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, 1.2 million Japanese war dead are still ...
The Durango Herald6d
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
An island haunted by one of the deadliest battles of World War II ... army’s wartime brutality view the current military buildup with wariness. Washington and Tokyo see the strong U.S. military ...
The Washington Post3d
DOGE’s $1 spending card limit touches everything from military research to trash pickup
A Trump administration freeze on purchase cards that agencies use to cover everything from dumpster pickups at national parks to liquid nitrogen for lifesaving military research is upending work ...