veterans
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Ceremony to honor medal recipients Feb. 2012 in San Jose
November 10, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE — Community leaders and Congressional leaders are organizing an event to honor veterans, their family members, as well as the widows, who unable to attend the Congressional Gold […] READ MORE
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U.S. honors Japanese American veterans for service during World War II
November 10, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — A ceremony to award Japanese-American veterans with one of the highest honors in the United States for their service during World War II was held Nov. 2 at […] READ MORE
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JA Museum of SJ to honor Congressional Gold Medal recipients
September 1, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE — The Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj) plans to honor local recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal in November, pending approval of a joint resolution by […] READ MORE
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Independent filmmaker gives 442nd a voice
August 11, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
Burt Takeuchi graduated with a degree in biology from San Jose State University in 1995, but in his latest venture, the only thing he’s dissected was hours of oral history […] READ MORE
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Fundraising campaign to host celebration for honorees of Congressional Gold Medal
May 19, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
The National Veterans Network (NVN) has begun a fundraising campaign to support a two-day celebration event in Washington, D.C. in late fall to commemorate the awarding of the Congressional Gold […] READ MORE
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JA veteran receives nation’s highest civilian honor just before passing
February 10, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
Menlo Park, Calif. — More than 100 people witnessed a historic event Feb. 3 involving a soldier from a historic World War II unit — the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, […] READ MORE
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U.S. ex-POW says door to reconciliation opened with recent visit to Japan
September 16, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
TOKYO — The visit by six former American prisoners of war to Japan has opened the door for reconciliation and it should be opened more, said one of the six, […] READ MORE
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New Mexico high school named after Nikkei veteran
September 16, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
GALLUP, N.M. — Some 300 people gathered at Hiroshi Miyamura High School on Sept. 4 to celebrate the dedication and naming of the school, said principal Frank Chiapetti. Hiroshi “Hershey Miyamura” […] READ MORE
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New film portrays 442 with honor, dignity
August 26, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
World War II is the defining period of Japanese American history. There’s the concentration camps, the resisters, the no-no boys and, of course, the 442nd and 100th infantries. Anyone with […] READ MORE
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Senate approves bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to Nisei vets
August 19, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
WASHINGTON — On Aug. 3, the U.S. Senate approved S.B. 1055, legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Japanese American soldiers of the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat […] READ MORE
