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Snapp Shots: In Oakland, Japanese-American WWII vets to be honored
Oakland :: CA :: USA | 21 days ago
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Sakai, 89, is a veteran of E Company, Second Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the Japanese-American World War II regiment that was awarded more medals, man-for-man, than any other military unit in American history. "We are proud to recognize
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George Takei: Why We Must Remember Rohwer
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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04/22/2013 9:19 am Read more share this story Last week, just before the attacks in Boston, I took a pilgrimage. I traveled to Arkansas to dedicate the Japanese American Internment Museum in McGehee. The town lies between two places of great sadness:
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Armed Forces Insurance Sponsors the National Veterans Network
Tōkyō :: Japan | 4 months ago
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Army’s 100th infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military intelligence Service for their extraordinary accomplishments in World War II. The men in these units, comprised almost entirely of persons of Japanese ancestry,
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Hawaiian Christmas vacation for Obamas begins with funeral of Senator Daniel Inouye
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama began their Hawaiian Christmas vacation by attending the funeral of the late Senator Daniel Inouye at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific December 23, 2012 in
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Snapp Shots: 'Tis the season to honor a great Oakland man
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 5 months ago
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He was the only person I knew who worked as a freelance Santa Claus. (His business card read, "Have sleigh, will travel.") Each December, he'd take his red Santa suit out of the closet and go forth to spread the Christmas spirit. He traveled to his
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Veteran recalls honors given to dad in World War II, brother in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | 6 months ago
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I grew up and lived in Kentucky, as did my family, but I moved here in 2007...William Edwin Phillips, served during World War II, from March 2, 1942, to Sept. 25, 1945, with the 12th Army Air Corps, 320th Bomb Group, 442nd Squadron, 42nd Wing, at B-
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Mayeda, Shozo
Mountain View :: CA :: USA | 7 months ago
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Resources Shozo Mayeda Resident of Los Altos Hills Shozo Mayeda passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2012, at the age of 92...He was the brother of the late Yoshihiko Mayeda, Naoye Fukuma (Mamoru, deceased) and the late Mary Tsukushi (Hero). After WW II,
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Japanese-American WWII veterans' medal to be showcased in U.S. tour
Honolulu :: HI :: USA | 8 months ago
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The Smithsonian Institution is announcing a seven-city tour to showcase the Congressional Gold Medal awarded in 2011 to Japanese-American veterans of World War II. The medal was awarded to the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat
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Congressional Gold Medal for segregated Japanese military units on tour
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 8 months ago
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The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service tour was announced Thursday in Washington. It will visit the Japanese American National Museum from May 4 through June 9, 2013. Accompanying the display will be an educational package with an
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Justice Kennedy offers robust defense of $1 million judicial conference in Hawaii
Lahaina :: HI :: USA | 9 months ago
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Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy pushed back against pressure from two senior Republican senators who had called for cancellation of this weeks annual U.S. Circuit Judicial Conference in Maui, which is costing taxpayers about $1
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