By MIKA KUNIYOSHI/ Staff Writer
October 18, 2021 at 19:10 JST
The high commissioner of USCAR, second from left, gives a check to a representative of Miyamori Elementary School in Okinawa to pay compensation for a June 1959 U.S. military aircraft crash. This photo was taken by USCAR in September that year. (Provided by Okinawa Prefectural Archives)
Thousands of “publicity” stills authorized by the U.S. military during the occupation of Okinawa following World War II were purely for propaganda purposes to illustrate American largesse while avoiding the uncomfortable issue of the massive U.S. base presence there. [Read More]
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