80 Years of Stars and Stripes Pacific

Two Japanese men in gray stand on a stone path and look down at a tablet next to a tripod in front of a dark marble monument engraved with lines of names in white.

Searchable 3D map highlights names of US casualties at WWII Battle of Okinawa

A Japanese firm has created an interactive website where families of U.S. troops killed during the Battle of Okinawa can see their loved ones’ names on the island’s Cornerstone of Peace memorial.

A folded American flag with white stars visible on blue fabric rests on top of a tan military-style hard case. The flag is ceremonially folded in the traditional triangular manner typically used for military honors and funeral services.

Isotope test reveals WWII remains found on Okinawa are likely American

Japanese scientists using an improved method of analysis recently identified a third set of remains as likely those of an American service member who fought on Okinawa during World War II.

A visitor makes a rubbing of a name on the Cornerstone of Peace monument.

Okinawans reflect on tragedy of war 80 years after bloody WWII battle

ITOMAN, Okinawa — Thousands filled Peace Memorial Park on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, as U.S.

Two injured military members walk to medical treatment.

‘He never came back’: Marine family helps add WWII medic’s name to Okinawa memorial

ITOMAN, Okinawa — Eighty years after Navy hospital corpsman Vernon “Monk” Martin was killed in the Battle of Okinawa, his name has been added to a

Marines saluting as remains are transported.

Okinawa-based Marine gets medal for role in WWII remains recovery on Guadalcanal

A Marine has been honored for helping recover American troops’ remains from a World War II battlefield in the Solomon Islands.

Strands of DNA are seen in this artist’s rendition.

Japanese soldier killed in Battle of Okinawa ID’d by DNA, a first for Japan

Human remains discovered on Okinawa in 2004 have been identified as those of a Japanese soldier, marking the first time DNA alone was used to confirm the identity of a casualty from the Battle of Okinawa.

A black-and-white, 1940s-era portrait of a Navy sailor in hat and uniform posing with his hands on his hips.

Navy medic killed during WWII to join names on Okinawa Peace Memorial

A Navy corpsman killed during the Battle of Okinawa will be the first American in five years added to a memorial on the island commemorating the battle.