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American flag raising ceremony at Southern Tip of Okinawa in Mobuni Town.

Flag raising ceremony at Southern Tip of Okinawa in Mobuni Town. United States Marine Corps General Roy Stanley Geiger and Marine Corps Major General Pedro del Valle talk. (Del Valle was the first Hispanic to reach the rank of Lieutenant General). Major General Del Valle talks with other Marines. Other Marines in the background. Sign shows where the last organized stand was made by the Japanese Army on Okinawa. Two Marines in the background. General Stillwell talks to an officer. General Stillwell climbs up hill. Mountains in the background. Raising flag at spot where Japanese made last stand on Okinawa. Marine General Stillwell and Marines saluting as flag is raised on top of flag pole. Marines salute. Sign in the foreground. Flag on the flag pole. General Stillwell addresses a group of Marines at flag raising ceremony. General Stillwell and Marine Generals talk. General Geiger talks with General Del Valle and another General at ceremony. General Stillwell and Marine General talk. Group assembled around flag pole.

  • Location: Mobuni Okinawa Ryukyu Islands
Date: 1945, June
Duration: 3 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
 

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