Okinawa: 80 years since the end of the battle
沖縄での戦いが終わって80年です
It has been 80 years since the battle in Okinawa ended
沖縄県では第2次世界大戦の終わりの頃、激しい戦いがありました
Fierce fighting took place in Okinawa Prefecture toward the end of World War II
20万人以上が亡くなりました
More than 200,000 people died
About 25% of the people who lived in Okinawa Prefecture died
23日糸満市の平和祈念公園で、亡くなった人たちのために祈る式がありました
On the 23rd, a ceremony was held at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman City to pray for those who died
式では小学校6年生の城間一歩輝さんが「平和の詩」を読みました
At the ceremony, sixth grade elementary school student Shiroma Ippo read a "Poem of Peace"
城間さんは「おばあちゃんから聞いた沖縄の戦いのことを伝え続けます
Shiroma read with the feeling, "I will continue to pass on the story of the Battle of Okinawa that I heard from my grandmother
I will live my life cherishing the life that my grandmother bestowed upon me."
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