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Okinawa

A Marine Corps veteran sitting in a wheelchair speaks about his wartime experiences.

Visiting veterans remember WWII Battle of Okinawa on 80th anniversary

World War II veterans returned to Okinawa to commemorate the “devastating” battle that lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945.

Bartender Greg Johnson pours a fresh draft behind the bar at the Embarcadero Lounge at the New Sanno Hotel in downtown Tokyo.

Curbing incidents part of the routine for Okinawa units

Anytime Americans get into trouble on this subtropical island, the potential exists for incidents to garner international attention.

Staff Sgt. Tony Webb leads the kids at Kadena in exercises.

Okinawa staff sergeant's video, class help kids exercise

Staff Sgt. Tony Webb shuffles to the left and shuffles to the right. He scoots two steps forward and two back again, while swinging his arms and punching the air.

Capt. Thomas Geiser is commended by an Okinawa police station for saving an elderly man’s life April 3, 2003.

Americans in Okinawa rescue elderly man from fire

Over the roar of a blaze, frantic shouts reached Capt. Thomas Geiser as he watched smoke billow from a neighbor’s home April 2.

Okinawa airmen

Three airmen help save life after witnessing wreck

Three airmen — in the right place at the right time with the right know-how — helped save a Japanese woman seriously injured in an auto accident.

U.S. Army Capt. Misty Cornett sings the National Anthem at the start of the USA vs. South Korea World Cup game held in Taegu, South Korea.

Year in review: A look back at the top Pacific stories from 2002

1. Turmoil in South Korea

Gilbert Graak, 75, works out every day in the Samurai Fitness Center at Yokota Air Base, Japan. A resident of nearby Fussa, he also stops off at the library to read the newspaper and hits the commissary before riding back home on his bicycle.

Many military retirees living overseas want better services

To make good on his military health care benefits, Jim Houtsma and his family must trek eight hours from his home in the southern Philippines to a hospital in Manila.