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As kids we lived right next to the beaches of Okinawa.
It was one of our postings in Southeast Asia. Okinawa had been the site of ferocious fighting during WWII and the bunkers on the beach were still intact. They made great places to play.
Our parents were quite angry at us for doing so, because there could be unexploded ordinance in the bunkers and beaches. Nothing had been changed since the war. The kids dug up old mess kits, canned food, other artifacts. I think back now and realize it is a miracle no one got blown to bits.