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America’s Congressional Gold Medal Heroes

Within days, he had his blue blazer and was set to go. “Wonderful,” he said of the ceremonies. “It was emotional . . .” For 442nd veteran Yasunori Deguchi of Kona, the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony “was really a humbling kind of experience.” “The opportunity to be there at such a gathering to honor our

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America’s Congressional Gold Medal Heroes

Within days, he had his blue blazer and was set to go. “Wonderful,” he said of the ceremonies. “It was emotional . . .” For 442nd veteran Yasunori Deguchi of Kona, the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony “was really a humbling kind of experience.” “The opportunity to be there at such a gathering to honor our

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Veterans honored in Kona

remaining WWII veterans living in Kona: Sunao Kadooka,   100th Infantry Battalion     (4th from left in photo above) Mitsuo Oura,  100th Infantry Battalion            (3rd from left in photo above) Yasunori Deguchi,  442nd RCT                     (2nd from left in photo above) Katsutoshi Matsumura,  442nd RCT              (1st from left in photo above) Takeshi Kudo,  442nd RCT Fumikichi Matsuoka,  442nd RCT Herbert

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