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U.S. troops land on OkinawaHistory.com EditorsEditorsNovember 16, 2009
On April 1, 1945, after suffering the loss of 116 planes and damage to three aircraft carriers, 50,000 U.S. combat troops, under the command of Lieutenant General Simon B. Buckner Jr., land on the southwest coast of the Japanese island of Okinawa, 350 miles south of Kyushu, the southern main island of Japan. Determined to seize Okinawa as a base of operations for the army ground and air forces for a later assault on mainland Japan, more than 1,300 ships converged on the island, finally putting ashore 50,000 combat troops.(more)https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-1/u-s-troops-land-on-okinawaWhat you need to know about the Battle of Okinawahttps://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-battle-of-okinawa
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If they kill their own with no conscience, there is nothing to stop them from killing you.
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