A walk through the past: Okinawa residents visit historical sites on Kadena

Okinawa City residents look at a plaque marking old aircraft hangers during a historical site tour of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2023. Thirty-nine residents attended the historical site tour as part of a peace campaign led by Okinawa City, teaching the history of the Battle of Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

A walk through the past: Okinawa residents visit historical sites on Kadena

Okinawa City residents look at a plaque marking the location of Ukuda Primary School during a historical site tour of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2023. Thirty-nine residents attended the historical site tour as part of a peace campaign led by Okinawa City, teaching the history of the Battle of Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer) (This photo has been altered for security purposes.)

A walk through the past: Okinawa residents visit historical sites on Kadena

An Okinawa City resident takes pictures of a plaque marking the location of Ukuda Primary School during a historical site tour of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2023. Thirty-nine residents attended the historical site tour as part of a peace campaign led by Okinawa City, teaching the history of the Battle of Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

A walk through the past: Okinawa residents visit historical sites on Kadena

A plaque marks the location of Ukuda Primary School, a historical site on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2023. Thirty-nine residents attended the historical site tour as part of a peace campaign led by Okinawa City, teaching the history of the Battle of Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

A walk through the past: Okinawa residents visit historical sites on Kadena

Okinawa City residents attend a historical site tour of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2023. Thirty-nine residents attended the historical site tour as part of a peace campaign led by Okinawa City, teaching the history of the Battle of Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

A walk through the past: Okinawa residents visit historical sites on Kadena

Okinawa City residents walk a trail to an old hospital cave during a historical site tour of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2023. Thirty-nine residents attended the historical site tour as part of a peace campaign led by Okinawa City, teaching the history of the Battle of Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

A walk through the past: Okinawa residents visit historical sites on Kadena

Okinawa City residents look into an old hospital cave during a historical site tour of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2023. Thirty-nine residents attended the historical site tour as part of a peace campaign led by Okinawa City, teaching the history of the Battle of Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

A walk through the past: Okinawa residents visit historical sites on Kadena

An Okinawa City resident looks into the old hospital cave during a historical site tour of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2023. Thirty-nine residents attended the historical site tour as part of a peace campaign led by Okinawa City, teaching the history of the Battle of Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

A walk through the past: Okinawa residents visit historical sites on Kadena

Published Aug. 30, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer
18th Wing Public Affairs

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Okinawa City residents look at a plaque marking old aircraft hangers during a historical site tour of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2023. Thirty-nine residents attended the historical site tour as part of a peace campaign led by Okinawa City, teaching the history of the Battle of Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)