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83rd Anniversary 442nd RCT Banquet

March 27, 2026 – Hale Ikena, Fort Shafter Karl Okemura, President of 442nd Veterans Club/Legacy Center (2nd Hq Co) Flags: US, Hawaii, 442nd, 100th, 522nd, MIS Guidons in large stand:  442nd Hq Co, 442nd Service Co, 442nd Medics Det, AntiTank Co, Cannon Co, 232nd Eng Co, 206th AGF Band; 100th Bn Hq and Co A-D; 2nd Bn Hq and Co E-H; 3rd Bn Hq and Co I-M; 522nd FA Bn Hq, Service Bty, and Bty A-C; 171st Inf Bn (Sep) Guidons to right of stand: 100th Inf Bn (Sep) Co E and F; MIS; 1399th Eng Bn Hq and Co A-C Arrival of our only 442nd Veteran, Tadao Yoshimoto of E Company, age 104, with his granddaughter Kailey Miyasato, daughter Irene Lee & her husband Keith Lee Thanks to...

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America’s Congressional Gold Medal Heroes

This is the first of many articles that have been published in The Hawai`i Herald.  Here is the cover story on the AJA Congressional Gold Medal — Courtesy of The Hawai`i Herald. AMERICA’S CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL HEROES In the Twilight of their Lives, America’s AJA Veterans Still Shine Karleen C. Chinen The Hawai‘i Herald (November 4, 2011) They now belong to an elite group of world citizens — honored by the Congress of the United States with the nation’s high civilian award for service — the Congressional Gold Medal. Past awardees had included U.S. presidents, astronauts, the Dalai Lama, baseball great Jackie Robinson, Pope John Paul II, and Dr. Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King, among others. Google “Congressional Gold Medal” on the Internet and you will find...

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