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March 26th, 2007, 07:33 AM
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[TS] IWO JIMA JOURNAL; Renewed Interest in Japanese Who Died in Epic Battle
Veterans and families from both sides gather at monument close to Invasion Beach to commemorate Battle of Iwo Jima, one of bloodiest and final campaigns of World War II; badly outnumbered Japanese defenders, most of whom fought to the death, fell to 61,000 US marines who poured onto island; for decades, defeated Japan put Iwo Jima out of mind; Japan's only significant memorial to that battle is on Iwo Jima itself; Japan's amnesia underscores its broader failure to come to terms with World War II, something for which it is frequently criticized, especially by Asian neighbors; photos (M)...
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