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Sat, Jan 21 2012

Portion of Gardena Freeway Renamed for World War II Hero

Portion of Gardena Freeway Renamed for World War II Hero

Also tagged: 7th Infantry, Arlington National Cemetery, Artena, bill clinton, Company H, Daniel Akaka, Distinguished Service Cross, Edward J. Schlossman, Gardena Freeway, Harriet Davila, lausd, Peary Middle School, Roderick Wright, Rudolph B. Davila, Senate Concurrent Resolution 107, USC, Vosges Mountains

CITY NEWS SERVICE CARSON — The stretch of the westbound Gardena (91) Freeway that runs through Carson was renamed the Rudolph B. Davila Memorial Freeway on Friday in honor of a World War II Medal of...

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Mon, Nov 14 2011

Shinseki: ‘From My Generation to Yours, We Thank You’

Shinseki: ‘From My Generation to Yours, We Thank You’

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, 442nd regimental combat team, adam schiff, Ann Curry, Antonio Taguba, Army chief of staff, barbara boxer, Barney Hajiro, BRONZE STAR, Christine Sato-Yamazaki, Congressional Medal of Honor, Daniel Akaka, daniel inouye, Dave Kawagoye, Deni Mineta, Distinguished Service Cross, DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, Eric Shinseki, FLOYD MORI, Gen. Joe Peterson, Gen. Joseph F. Peterson, george sakato, George Washington, Gerald Yamada, go for broke, H. Charles McBarron, Harry Harris, Hershey Miyamura, Irene Hirano Inouye, Irene Mori, Isoroku Yamamoto, Jack Kunitomi, Jason Kamiya, Kaoru Moto, kiyoshi muranaga, Kuwashi Edward Iwataki, lost battalion, Merrill's Marauders, Mike Honda, Mike Linnington, military intelligence service, Millie Akaka, NAVAJO CODE TALKERS, norman mineta, One Puka Puka, pearl harbor, Presidential Unit Citation, purple heart, Robert Kuroda, Robert Sato, rose ochi, Sachi Koto, sadao munemori, Silver Star, Terry Shima, Tom Bostick, Tony Taguba, TUSKEGEE AIRMEN

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki and other speakers could be seen on monitors around the huge banquet room. (Photo by J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) WASHINGTON — Secretary of Veterans Affairs...

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Sun, Nov 6 2011

From Medal of Honor to Congressional Gold Medal

From Medal of Honor to Congressional Gold Medal

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd regimental combat team, Biffontaine, bill clinton, Bronze Star Medal, congressional gold medal, daniel inouye, Distinguished Service Cross, george sakato, military intelligence service, Raymond Odierno, Saburo Tanamachi

Medal of Honor recipient George Sakato shakes hands with Army Chief of Staff Raymond Odierno before the Bronze Star Medal ceremony on Nov. 1 at the Washington Hilton. (Photo by J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) WASHINGTON...

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Wed, Nov 2 2011

Nisei Veterans Receive Bronze Stars

Nisei Veterans Receive Bronze Stars

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 442nd regimental combat team, BRONZE STAR, congressional gold medal, donald rutherford, Eric Shinseki, george joe sakato, Gerald Yamada, Jack Kunitomi, lost battalion, military intelligence service, MIS, nisei soldiers, pearl harbor, raymond t. ordierno, thomas bostick, world war II

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno presents Bronze Star Medals and the Army Chief of Staff coins to Japanese American World War II veterans at the National Veterans Network tribute to the...

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Wed, Sep 28 2011

Hawaii Congressional Delegation Looks Forward to Gold Medal Ceremony

Hawaii Congressional Delegation Looks Forward to Gold Medal Ceremony

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd regimental combat team, Capitol Visitors Center, Colleen Hanabusa, congressional gold medal, Daniel Akaka, daniel inouye, Emancipation Hall, House Armed Services Committee, mazie hirono, military intelligence service, obama, Senate Concurrent Resolution 28

WASHINGTON — A resolution passed by Congress this month is paving the way for a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to be held next month in the nation’s capital, honoring members of the U.S. Army’s...

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Sun, Sep 25 2011

Nisei Veterans to Receive Gold Medal on Nov. 2; Three-day Celebration Planned

Nisei Veterans to Receive Gold Medal on Nov. 2; Three-day Celebration Planned

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd regimental combat team, BRONZE STAR, Capitol Visitor Center, Christine Sato-Yamazaki, congressional gold medal, Emancipation Hall, Gen. Raymond Odierno, Harry Reid, John Boehner, military intelligence service, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism, NATIONAL VETERANS NETWORK, National World War II Memorial, obama, Presidential Unit Citations, Purple Hearts, Silver Stars, Washington Hilton Hotel

WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and members of Congress on Friday announced...

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Thu, Aug 18 2011

General Salutes Nisei Vets as ‘My Heroes’

General Salutes Nisei Vets as ‘My Heroes’

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd regimental combat team, bruyeres, congressional gold medal, david ono, Distinguished Service Cross, DON SEKI, Fort DeRussy, George Aratani, go for broke, GOTHIC LINE, Hitoshi Sameshima, jaccc, lost battalion, mark nakagawa, Mas Takahashi, military intelligence service, Nisei Week Festival Marching Band, nisei week foundation, nisei week parade, obama, purple heart, Pvt. Joe Hayashi, RODNEY KOBAYASHI, ron Logan, S. 1055, S/Sgt. Robert Kuroda, Saipan, Sgt. Hoichi "Bob" Kubo, war crimes trials Yokohama, WWII

Copies of Senate Bill 1055 are given to Nisei veterans of World War II during a ceremony on Saturday at the JACCC Plaza celebrating the Congressional Gold Medal. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) === By J.K....

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Thu, Jun 2 2011

To Protect and Serve

To Protect and Serve

Also tagged: Benjamin Aguilera, Chief Charlie Beck, CustodioPonce, Dan Gardner, Daniel Hanabusa, Deputy Chief Terry Hara, Hollenbeck Narcotics Enforcement Detail, Jose Salazar, KAM street gang, LAPD, Los Angeles Police Foundation, Owen Berger, Rafael Acosta, Roy Reza, Rudolph Rivera, Thorsten Timmermans

Hanabusa is joined by his family, (from left) cousin Akira Hanabusa, brother-in-law Jaime Perez and sister Theresa Hanabusa-Perez, mother Akiko, wife Sharon, who is also an LAPD officer, stepdaughter Sarah...

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Fri, May 27 2011

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Admission a Fitting End to Heritage Month

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Admission a Fitting End to Heritage Month

Also tagged: 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Charles Fahy, Come See the Paradise, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, coram nobis, Department of Justice, Donald Verrilli Jr., Farewell to Manzanar, fred korematsu, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, habeas corpus, J. Edgar Hoover, John Dower, los angeles times, MARTIN LUTHER KING, Minoru Yasui, Mitsuye Endo, Neal Katyal, New York Times, Office of Naval Intelligence, Peter Irons, President Clinton, President Franklin Roosevelt, Presidential Medal of Freedom, rosa parks, solicitor general, Supreme Court

By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on May 26, 2011.) === Front page news in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times with the headline: “U.S. official cites misconduct in Japanese...

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Tue, May 10 2011

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

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, Korean War, maui, mazie hirono, 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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