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all photos from the battalion official history
next three below - the ruins of Naha, largest city and capital of Okinawa
below - The large civilian population had suffered tremendously during the battle, and although unshure of the new conquerors, needed their help to survive. Many Oknawans, who spoke a different dialect from Home Island Japanese and viewed themselves a a different people culturally and politically, helped the Americans after the battle.
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