It is written in the Senjikun, Japan’s code of battle ethics, that “I will never suffer the disgrace of being taken alive. … I will offer up the courage of my soul and calmly rejoice in living by the ...

When the World War II battle over the Japanese island of Okinawa officially ended 70 years ago today, on June 22, 1945, it had secured its place as the bloodiest clash in the Central and Western ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email Officially announced June 22, 1945, it was actually the day before (June 21) when the guns finally fell silent on ...

A Japanese prisoner of war stands at the grave of Lt. Gen. Mitsuru Ushijima, former commander of the 32nd Imperial Japanese Army, and others, in Mabuni, Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 28, 1945.

As we celebrate Easter Sunday and the Jewish Passover, we should keep in our prayers and remembrances the many Americans who fought and sacrificed during that same time 73 years ago in the Battle of ...