Eighty years on from the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, the remains of some of those killed are still being discovered. A 71-year-old volunteer is on a mission to find what he calls the “silent witnesses” of the brutal conflict and return them to their families. (AP video by Ayaka McGill and Hiro Komae)

Okinawan bone digger searches caves for the remains of WWII dead

Eighty years on from the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, the remains of some of those killed are still being discovered. A 71-year-old volunteer is on a mission to find what he calls the “silent witnesses” of the brutal conflict and return them to their families. (AP video by Ayaka McGill and Hiro Komae)