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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 670590, member: 4703&quot;]The information you posted about the Japanese medal is pretty self explanatory, if you realize that the Ryukyu islands, including Okinawa - were occupied by the US military as a separate entity from Japan, although they had historically been part of that country.</p><p><br /></p><p>US occupation of Japan ended in the early 1950s, but the Ryukyu remained occupied territory for close to 20 years.&nbsp; Finally, in 1972, the occupation terminated, although US troops (mainly Air Force and Marines) remained under a Status of Forces Agreement.&nbsp; The Ryukyu government which authorized this medal soon vanished, as Okinawa was incorporated into Japan as its 47th Province.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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