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Examine how the Marines landed in Okinawa and it took 300,000 troops and 82 days to take the island; witness how 110,000 Japanese and 125,000 U.S. troops died in the battle, along with as many as 150,000 civilians.
Examine how the Marines landed in Okinawa and it took 300,000 troops and 82 days to take the island; witness how 110,000 Japanese and 125,000 U.S. troops died in the battle, along with as many as 150,000 civilians.
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