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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, medal of honor, 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, 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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Thu, Nov 10 2011

Vet Fulfills His Mission to Honor Comrades

Vet Fulfills His Mission to Honor Comrades

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd regimental combat team, BRONZE STAR, bruyeres, Combat Infantryman Badge, Compton College, congressional gold medal, daniel inouye, Friends and Family of Nisei Veterans, george sakato, Haru Matsuri, Joanne Sakai, LAWSON SAKAI, lost battalion, MESA COLLEGE, military intelligence service, Montebello High School, Morgan Hill Buddhist Community Center, NATIONAL VETERANS NETWORK, Pepperdine College, USS Hornet

From left: Veterans George Sakato and Sen. Daniel Inouye, both Medal of Honor recipients, and Lawson Sakai at the Congressional Gold Medal gala at the Washington Hilton. (Photo by Hindy Mokhiber/PSA) Rafu...

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Thu, Sep 22 2011

Hearts of Valor

Hearts of Valor

Also tagged: Awards, CEREMONY, charlie beck, Daniel Hanabusa, GARY MURAKAMI, LAPD, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LOS ANGELES POLICE, NARCOTICS, STUART TAIRA

By GWEN MURANAKA RAFU ENGLISH EDITOR IN CHIEF === Keiko Taira, joined by her son Steve, holds the Purple Heart medal bestowed upon her son, Stuart S. Taira, a Los Angeles police reserve officer who was...

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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, medal of honor, military intelligence service, Nisei Week Festival Marching Band, nisei week foundation, nisei week parade, obama, 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, Aug 4 2011

Fallen, Not Forgotten

Fallen, Not Forgotten

Also tagged: hawaii, Honolulu, Korean War, NATIONAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC, 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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Wed, Feb 16 2011

92-Year-Old Nisei Vet Receives Gold Medal

92-Year-Old Nisei Vet Receives Gold Medal

Also tagged: 442nd, Awards, Bob Iso, BRONZE STAR, dalai lama, ERIC STRONG, MASAMI ISO, MEDALS, MENLO PARK, palo alto, passings, ROBERT ISO, Veterans

Lawson Sakai presents a declaration from Congress and President Obama to fellow 442nd vet Robert Masami Iso at the VA Menlo Park Division’s Community Living Center. (Curt Campbell/Veterans Affairs) MENLO...

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Thu, Oct 14 2010

442nd Veteran Among Compton Degree Recipients

442nd Veteran Among Compton Degree Recipients

Also tagged: 442nd regimental combat team, California Nisei Diploma project, CIVIL RIGHTS, COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CONCENTRATION CAMP, executive order 9066, internment, INTERNMENT CAMP, LAWSON SAKAI, manzanar, MESA COLLEGE, MINEKO SAKAI, Montebello, RALPH CARR, Veterans, WWII

Lawson Sakai, right, with his unit in France. Today he is president of the Friends & Family of Nisei Veterans in Morgan Hill. On Oct. 16, WWII veteran and purple heart recipient Lawson Sakai (87)...

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Tue, Aug 24 2010

Boxer Announces Congressional Gold Medal for Nisei Units

Boxer Announces Congressional Gold Medal for Nisei Units

Also tagged: 442nd regimental combat team, barbara boxer, Danie Inouye, go for broke, Hiro Nishikubo, military, nisei, Sen Barbara Boxer, Sen Daniel Inouye, Senate, Ted Lieu, Veterans, warren furutani, WWII

By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS Rafu Staff Writer === Sen. Barbara Boxer shakes hands with Hitoshi Sameshima of the Military Intelligence Service Veterans Association of Southern California in front of the Go...

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Fri, Aug 6 2010

Congress Votes for Gold Medal for Nisei Veterans

Congress Votes for Gold Medal for Nisei Veterans

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 442nd, adam schiff, army, Arnold Palmer, barbara boxer, china, Congress, congressional gold medal, guadalcanal, iwo jima, japanese american, john glenn, MIS, neil armstrong, nisei, obama, Veterans, wasp, world war II

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team is one of the most decorated regiments in U.S. history. WASHINGTON.—The U.S. Senate on Monday passed legislation that would grant a collective Congressional Gold Medal...

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Tue, Nov 3 2009

HORSE’S MOUTH: Homecoming For Heroes

HORSE’S MOUTH: Homecoming For Heroes

Also tagged: 141st infantry battalion, 442nd regimental combat team, admiral michael mullen, ben kuroki, george sakato, go for broke, herbert ginoza, hokubei mainichi, homecoming for heroes, houston, jacl, jim wright, john hideo matsumoto, kenji ogata, lost battalion, medal of honor, norman mineta

By George Yoshinaga === HOUSTON, Texas—As mentioned in my previous column I’m here in Houston to attend a dinner titled, “Homecoming for Heroes.” The 65th anniversary of the event is special in...

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