Smithsonian Channel Presents the Battle of Okinawa in Color - Under the Radar

Thanks for sharing LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq.
Okinawa was the first battle on an island which Japan considered part of its homeland. As expected the fighting was ferocious - if memory serves me roughly 50,000 US service members were killed and over 100,000 Japanese service members and civilians were killed in the months long fight.
I was saddened when I learned in the 1960s that one of my childhood hero's Ernie Pyle was killed during this campaign in 1945.
Here are some images related to the battle - black and white.
Images: Okinawa Battle map; 1945-04 U.S. vessels land on the shore southwest of the island of Okinawa in April 1945; Japanese soldier flushed from a cave by a smoke grenade surrendering to U.S. Marines on Okinawa; 1945-04-18 Journalist Ernie Pyle after being killed during the battle of Okinawa; April 18, 1945
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When I get some down time, I'll have to check them out.

LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. What great videos - I'm watching the first clip now - thanks for the share! Since Sunday, 25 June 2017 is gone and past - will they be showing it again in the future?