THE three bells taken as war booty by American soldiers from Balangiga, Eastern Samar in 1901 were reunited in Okinawa, Japan, photos sent by the US Embassy in the Philippines showed.

The bells are set to be transported to the Philippines.

US Air Force men prepared them for transportation at the Kadena Air Base in Okinawa. (SunStar Philippines)

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