Okinawa Marks WWII Battle Anniversary As Anxiety Over Continued US Military Presence Continues -- McClatchy News
NAHA, Okinawa, Japan — Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday marked the 67th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. This came after the recent celebration of the 40th anniversary of the prefecture's reversion to Japanese sovereignty.
At a memorial ceremony in Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, southern Okinawa Prefecture, where the last fierce battle was waged, Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima spoke about the burden of hosting U.S. military facilities. He urged the central government and the United States to curtail the burden and consider relocating the U.S. Marine Corp's Futenma Air Station in Ginowan to somewhere outside the prefecture.
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My Comment: By virtue of it's strategic location, Okinawa will always have a military presence .... the question is .... how much of a military presence will be permitted to exist.