Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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What do you know about Okinawa? I suspect not much. But like Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it’s a place that should be anchored in any American’s understanding of modern history. Because for better or worse, our history is Okinawan history.

Drone footage courtesy of Alex Okuma: alexokuma.com
Special thanks to Thomas Streetman for translation assistance

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