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Kerry visits Solomon Islands, sees WWII memorials

By Matthew Lee
Published August 13, 2014 4:59am ET
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Kerry visits Solomon Islands, sees WWII memorials
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves to bid farewell in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. Kerry ended his vist in Australia for an annual Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) meeting. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, Pool) | Rob Griffith

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry paid a visit Wednesday to the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, where he met the tiny nation’s leaders and commemorated the ferocious World War II battles fought on Guadalcanal.

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