A volunteer holds one of many ampoules unearthed during the expedition. The ampoule, a hermetically sealed small, rounded glass container, still holds medicine inside, most likely morphine. The medicine would have been part of a stockpile used when the cave was repurposed as a field hospital by the Japanese Imperial Army during the Battle of Okinawa.

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Keywords: ii, japan, marines, mia, okinawa, war, world