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Former Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 8 of 15; commanding officer's room	Former Navy Underground Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 9 of 15; commanding officer's room

Himeyuri Memorial, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 1 of 3	Himeyuri Memorial, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 2 of 3

Himeyuri Memorial, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 3 of 3; site where high school-aged nurses committed suicide in the face of advancing American troops	Peace Memorial Park, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 1 of 6

Peace Memorial Park, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 2 of 6	Peace Memorial Park, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 3 of 6

Peace Memorial Park, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 4 of 6	Peace Memorial Park, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 5 of 6

Peace Memorial Park, Okinawa, Japan, Jan 2009; photo 6 of 6	Petty Officer 2nd Class Blake Soller and Military Working Dog Rico at the War Dog Cemetery at Naval Base Guam, Santa Rita, US Territory of Guam, 24 May 2009

US President Barack Obama placing a wreath at the USS Arizona Memorial, Hawaii, United States, 29 Dec 2011	Beach used by the US invasion, Iwo Jima, Japan, 21 Mar 2015

Battle of the Coral Sea map and infographic, published 3 May 2017	Grave of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Tama Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan, 13 July 2017

Graves of Admirals Heihachiro Togo (nearest), Isoroku Yamamoto (center), and Mineichi Koga (furthest), Tama Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan, 13 July 2017	Chronometer from the German U-505 at the National Museum of the United States Navy in Washington DC, 20 Dec 2018.

Bow section of the USS Johnston discovered in 21,180 feet of water off Samar in late Mar 2021 and is believed to be the world’s deepest known shipwreck. The wreck was originally discovered in 2019 by the late Paul Allen’s team.