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VIDEO: World War II vet revisits Okinawa

Published: March 9, 2013

Retired Col. Ted Bell visits the memorial to Ernie Pyle while visiting the Peace Memorial in Okinawa, Japan.

Jeff Wilkinson — jwilkinson@thestate.comBuy Photo

Retired Col. Ted Bell of Columbia visited Ishimi Ridge, Okinawa, Japan on Saturday with a film crew. As a soldier in the US Army, Bell lead 225 men on a nighttime raid, his company engaged Japanese soldiers for three days. In the end, they secured the ridge. He returned to his base with only 25 men from his company surviving the fight.

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