I decided to visit the WWII memorial while I was in Okinawa, Japan. My grandfathers fought in WWII, so I wanted to visit this memorial out of respect. My grandfather’s boat was sunk or nearly sunk by the Japanese. I found it odd at first to consider the orders that nearly took my grandfathers life came from this room. I found this experience to be positive. I hope you watch it all the way through. Because as they realized they were loosing they people in command killed themselves underground at the old naval command center. Further more Former Navy Underground Headquarters, which consists of several hundred meters of underground corridors and rooms that served as the Japanese navy’s headquarters during the war. Many sailors committed suicide in these tunnels, after their situation had grown hopeless towards the end of the battle. Visitors can see in one area a room whose walls have been riddled with shrapnel from a grenade.
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