Korean War – Rafu Shimpo

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Tue, Dec 27 2011

Hirono Urges Repatriation of American POW/MIAs from Korean War

Also tagged: mazie hirono, North Korea, POW/MIAs, South Korea

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed by voice vote on Dec. 13 a resolution urging the North Korean government to repatriate POW/MIAs and abductees from the Korean War. “The families of...

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Wed, Nov 30 2011

Harry Wakai: Bowing to an American Family

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd regimental combat team, Coleen Wakai, congressional gold medal, DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, Fort Snelling, Fusakichi and Matsuyo Wakai, Gene Dorio, Harry Wakai, Kaufman & Broad, Ken Wakai, military intelligence service, Nora Uzawa Wakai, occupied Japan, Robin Clough, rohwer, Sam Wakai, Santa Clarita, VIETNAM WAR

Harry Wakai holds his Congressional Gold Medal replica. He is joined by his nephew, Gene Dorio, and Dorio's partner, Robin Clough. By GENE DORIO My uncle, Harry Wakai, received the Congressional Gold...

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Mon, Nov 14 2011

Irvine Restaurant Offers Veterans Free Meals

Also tagged: 442nd rct, Cathy Pavlos, Elliott Pavlos, Frank Sugihara, Irvine, Lucca Cafe, Lucca Italy, Orange County, Robert Stellrecht, veteran's day

CITY NEWS SERVICE IRVINE — They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but that wasn’t the case on Friday at Lucca Cafe in Irvine. Active military or veterans got a free lunch, no strings...

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Mon, Oct 31 2011

Vietnam Vet Vince Okamoto Visits Washington

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd regimental combat team, Col. Bruce Hollywood, congressional gold medal, Eric Shinseki, Gardena City Council, GRANT ICHIKAWA, Ichiro Fujisaki, Japanese American Veterans Association, Japanese American Vietnam Veterans Association, Jeff Lofton, Ken Hayashi, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Los Angeles County Superior Court, military intelligence service, National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism, norman mineta, Pacific Heritage Bank, Pentagon, Ranger Hall of Fame, Veterans History Project, Vince Okamoto

Vince Okamoto WASHINGTON — Vincent Okamoto, Los Angeles County Superior Court judge and one of the most highly decorated Japanese Americans in the Vietnam War, visited Washington, D.C., during the Oct....

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Thu, Aug 4 2011

Fallen, Not Forgotten

Also tagged: hawaii, Honolulu, NATIONAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC, purple heart, THOMAS TANAKA, Veterans, VETS

From left, Thomas Tanaka of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, joins Marsha Joyner, Richard Higa and Herbert Schreiner of the Korean War Veterans Association, in a salute to the fallen soldiers...

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Thu, Jul 28 2011

JAKWV to Host Hospitality Room, March in Parade During Nisei Week

Also tagged: Gulf War, Iraq/Afghanistan wars, jaccc, JAKWV, Japanese American National War Memorial Court, little tokyo, nisei week, Purple Heart Association, Thomi Yamamoto, VIETNAM WAR, Wally Takata, world war II

Continuing a 14-year tradition, the Japanese American Korean War Veterans will host a hospitality room at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center and a booth at the Japanese American National...

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Fri, Jul 8 2011

‘Waves of Healing’ in Little Tokyo

Also tagged: Boys and Girls Club of America, Dreamhoppers, jaccc, Japan Emergency Relief Fund of America, Kickstart, New York City Symphony, Nia Lyte, North Korea, Seiko Lee, Seiko Lee Project, Shin Koyamada, Shin Koyamada Foundation, Shinca Entertainment, Shoichi Nakagiri, The Last Samurai, Waves of Healing, Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior

In response to the ongoing negative effects impacting the victims of Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, world-renowned Japanese soprano Seiko Lee and Japanese actor Shin Koyamada have united...

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Tue, May 10 2011

Maui Man Posthumously Awarded Medal of Honor for Valor in Korean War

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd regimental combat team, Anthony Kaho'ohanohano, Barack Obama, Daniel Akaka, daniel inouye, Distinguished Service Cross, Eric Shinseki, hawaii, Henry Svehla, maui, mazie hirono, medal of honor, military intelligence service, OSAMA BIN LADEN, Patsy Takemoto Mink, Robert Gates, WAILUKU

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) attended a ceremony May 2 at the White House to posthumously award Army Pfc. Anthony T. Kaho`ohanohano with the Medal of Honor. President Barack Obama...

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Thu, Apr 21 2011

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Many Other Stories in Korean War Book

Also tagged: DOROTHY NELSON, Hershey Miyamura, JAKWV, KOREAN CONFLICT, Letters to the Editor, RIK YOSHIZAWA, robert wada, ROY SHIRAGA

Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the very well-written and very descriptive letter of Rik Yoshizawa’s Korean War experience written by his sister, Dorothy K. Nelson of Westminster, and published...

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Fri, Feb 11 2011

Kiriyama Adult School Dedicated

Also tagged: ADULT SCHOOL, CAREER, carson, DEDICATION, ED MORRIS, education, gardena, GEORGE KIRIYAMA, iku kiriyama, lausd, RON IKEJIRI, USAF

Members of George Kiriyama’s family, including wife Iku (fourth from right), celebrate the dedication of the George Kiriyama Community Adult School in Gardena on Friday. Kiriyama, who passed away in...

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Tag Archives: Korean War

Hirono Urges Repatriation of American POW/MIAs from Korean War

Harry Wakai: Bowing to an American Family

Irvine Restaurant Offers Veterans Free Meals

Vietnam Vet Vince Okamoto Visits Washington

Fallen, Not Forgotten

JAKWV to Host Hospitality Room, March in Parade During Nisei Week

‘Waves of Healing’ in Little Tokyo

Maui Man Posthumously Awarded Medal of Honor for Valor in Korean War

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Many Other Stories in Korean War Book

Kiriyama Adult School Dedicated

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