A Memorial Service and Family Picnic was held on March 23, 2013 on the grounds of Fort DeRussey as part of the 70th Anniversary celebration.  the Memorial Service was a beautiful and solemn event recognizing the 21 Medal of Honor recipients, followed by a tour of the Army Museum and Family Picnic with a yummy bento, activities for the kids and lucky number give aways for all.  Please enjoy some of the photos of the events below:

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70^th ANNIVERSARY 442^ND RCT CUSTOM CHARTER TOURS

For MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013

We are offering two tours.   All are welcome to join one or both tours.

The morning tour will be going to the USS Arizona Memorial.  You will be greeted and have an orientation, including a short documentary film.  A private boat will take you to the USS Arizona Memorial followed by a museum tour with Staff Historian Amanda Carona.  The pick up time will be 6:15am at the Hilton Hawaiian Village (behind Tapa Tower) and about 6:30am at the 100^th Infantry Battalion Clubhouse.  This tour is for those who are not planning to go to the State Legislature where the veterans will be honored.  You will be dropped off at the Hilton or the Clubhouse after the tour.

The second tour will be a pick up at the Hilton (behind the Tapa Tower) or the Clubhouse around 10:00am and will take you to the State Legislature where the veterans will be honored.  After the ceremony, you will be picked up and driven through the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, and then taken on a rare and exclusive tour of the “Spirit of Go For Broke” a C-17 airplane at Hickam Air Force Base.  You will also have the privilege to go on a tour of the USS Missouri, at no charge.  Special arrangements have been made for our event participants.  You will  return to the 100^th Clubhouse or the Hilton Hawaiian Village by around 6:15pm.

The tour is limited to 53 people.  We encourage you to sign up as soon as possible for this very special (exclusive to our group) tours at an amazing price.  Please call Ann Kabasawa at (808) 781-8540 or e-mail at diverseinnov@gmail.com.

Morning Tour Cost:  $20.00 per person.

Afternoon Tour Cost:  $30.00 per person.

Both Tours Cost:  $48.00 per person.

For those who want lunch there will be an additional cost of $8.00 and it includes bottled water.

Click Here for Application Form

The activities in celebration of the 70^th Anniversary of the 442^nd Regimental Combat Team, including the 100^th Infantry Battalion, the Military Intelligence Service, and the 1399th Engineer Construction Battalion, veterans, families and friends, will consist of, and may not be limited, to the following.  Please register early as space is limited

Wednesday, March 20 –

9:00 a.m. Recognition at City Hall sponsored by Council Members Chang and Kobayashi

Friday, March 22–  Official start of Anniversary Celebration

8:00 am – 11:30 am – Optional Tour of Honouliuli Internment Camp

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – 100^th Battalion Veterans Memorial Building (aka 100 Clubhouse or Club 100)

“At Ease” an informal Hawaiian style get-together.  Enter your international pupu from Italy, France, Germany, Japan, Hawaii and the mainland to win a prize!  Aloha shirt, mu’umu’u, shorts, tee-shirt!  Come and talk story with our veteran heroes.  442^nd RCT Logo merchandise will be available for sale.

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Meeting of the various Sons and Daughters organizations and individuals will meet to share their “living legacy” ideas and plans for the future.

Saturday, March 23–  Fort DeRussy Waikiki

9:00 am – 10:00 am – Remembrance Service at Fort DeRussy

10:00 am – 11:30 am – Tour of the U.S. Army Museum at Fort DeRussy

11:30 am – 2:00 pm – “Just-like-the-old-days” 442 Family Picnic with bento, door prizes, games, a shadow box demonstration, shaved ice stand, 100/442 Manga book sales & Chibi logo merchandise

Evening – FREE for chapter get-togethers or relaxing inWaikiki.   (Item Chapter is already planning a party.  Place TBD. 5:00 p.m.)

Sunday, March 24– Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel

9:30 am – Hospitality Room for all chapters opened – Coral Ballroom I

10:30 am – Doors open to Coral Ballroom II, III, IV

11:00 am – 2:00 pm – 70^th Anniversary Luncheon and Program  (including exhibits, photo taking, 442^nd RCT logo merchandise sales, autograph signing, DVD/book sales)

Monday, March 25 –  Optional activities.

6:30 a.m.-  Special Tour of USS Arizona

11:00 a.m. – State of Hawaii Legislature recognition.  Bring your families to witness the honor

1:00 p.m.- Special Tour to Punchbowl, C-17 “Spirit of Go for Broke” and USS Missouri

6:30 p.m. – “Valor With Honor” Documentary screening at The Honolulu Museum of Art’s Doris Duke Theatre.  Meet writer/director, Burt Takeuchi, and stay for Q&A session after the screening.

All official activities will be FREE to Nisei veterans and widows of deceased veterans

For further information: Call Gwen Fujie at 691-9693 or 888-9374 or the 442^nd Veterans Club at 949-7997

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Register for these events now

“They bought an awful hunk of America with their blood. You’re damn right those Nisei  boys have a place in the American heart, now and forever. We cannot allow a single injustice to be done to the Nisei without defeating the purposes for which we fought.”
General Joseph “Vinegar Joe” Stillwell

Please help us honor the 442nd Regimental Combat Team on their 70th Anniversary scheduled for March 22 – 24, 2013. With your donation we will be able to host a weekend for veterans, widows, and their families and friends from across the country. To encourage participation by our Nisei veterans and widows of veterans from all units, we will cover the cost of their event meals, including the premier event – the 70th Anniversary banquet, and we need your help.

The activities planned for all of them, including the 100th Infantry Battalion, the Military
Intelligence Service (MIS), and the 1399th Engineer Construction Battalion are:

• Friday, March 22nd – “At Ease” an informal social gathering at the 100th Infantry Battalion Clubhouse followed by a meeting of the various Sons and Daughters organizations to share their legacy plans for the future
• Saturday, March 23rd – Joint Memorial Service at Fort DeRussy and a tour of the U.S. Army Museum followed by an old-fashion Family Picnic
• Sunday, March 24th – 70th Anniversary Banquet at the Hilton Hawaiian Village
• Optional tours around the island and to various WWII sites are also being offered

Our Levels of Giving are divided into seven groups listing the seven campaigns the Nisei soldiers fought in from the beginning to the end of their European service. We’ve chosen to list them for educational purposes and in memory of those killed in action in those campaigns. (Please visit www.goforbroke.org for more information about the campaigns and the other battlesvaliantly fought by our Nisei soldiers.)

• Naples – Foggia Campaign (Sept. 1943 – Jan. 1944) $1 – $99
• Rome-Arno Campaign (Jan. 1944 – Sept. 1944) $100 – $499
• Southern France Campaign (Aug. 1944 – Sept. 1944) $500 – $999
• Northern Apennines (Sept. 1944 – April 1945) $1,000 – $2,999
• Rhineland (Sept. 1944 – March 1945) $3,000 – $4,999
• Central Europe (March 1945 – May 1945) $5,000 – $6,999
• Po Valley Campaign (April 1945 – May 1945) $7,000 and up

All donors will be recognized in our official program booklet. “Central Europe” and “Po Valley Campaign” donors will, in addition, receive a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal and a Certificate of Appreciation from the 442nd RCT.

Please fill out the form below or download this donation form and mail.

Checks may be made to the 442nd Veterans Club and sent to 922 Wiliwili Street, Honolulu, HI 96826. Mahalo!

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The 442^nd Regimental Combat Team

By: Heather Zane, granddaughter of George Goto, 232^nd Engineer Co.

In this world there are very few people who change the world for the better. The men of the 442^nd Regimental Combat Team are among these people. To be perfectly honest, I know very little about what these men went through.  I wasn’t alive to meet the young soldiers who sacrificed so much for their country.  I have only met the men that these soldiers grew to become. Read more »

This year’s annual banquet honoring the veterans was held at the Pacific Beach Hotel on Sunday, March 28, 2010. The theme for the event was, “Sentimental Journey, a Musical Tribute to the 442nd RCT Veterans”. Over 700 veterans, families and friends attended the banquet.

442^nd RCT,  67^th Anniversary Banquet:  Photo Collection
Photographers: Clyde Sugimoto, Wayne Iha, Terry Takaki, Lowell Thom.   Click  to view photos.. Read more »