Vietnam Veterans – Forgotten … and Now Remembered
Forgotten ... and Now Remembered
Karleen Chinen
Originally published March 6, 1987
A woman lovingly arranges a bunch of fresh-cut flowers and leans them against the stark black and white wall. She brings her right hand up...
AJA Veteran – “A Life Lived Well”
Dr. Seiya Ohata Has Been a Good Son, a Good Doctor, a Good Veteran
Colleen Uechi
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
As Seiichi Ohata and his family enjoyed Sunday morning breakfast at their home in the sugar...
Irei Sai – For the 12 Who Never Came Home
Memorial Service Brings Some Measure of Closure for Two Former POWs
Gregg K. Kakesako
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
For the first time in nearly three-quarters of a century, 12 Okinawan prisoners of war who were captured...
Lead Story – Conversations with my Father
Hawai‘i’s Consul General of Japan Shares Memories of His Father with MIS Veterans
Editor’s note: Since his posting in Hawai‘i in mid-2015 as Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu, Yasushi Misawa has delivered dozens of...
Fighting Two Wars – Adm. Harry B. Harris JR. : Nisei Warriors “All Heroes...
Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr.
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
Editor’s note: One of the events of last month’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan was a grand tribute to...
Fighting Two Wars – Gov. George Ariyoshi: Child’s Selflessness Forecast Japan’s Recovery
Gov. George R. Ariyoshi
Governor of Hawai‘i, 1974 to 1986
Aloha everyone . . .
Before I say very much, I want to express my appreciation to all of the veterans who served and made it possible...
Fighting Two Wars – Gov. David Ige: “Am I Adding To Your Legacy?”
Gov. David Y. Ige
Governor of Hawai‘i (2015 to present)
Aloha . . . It truly is an honor and a privilege for me to be here today as governor of the state of Hawai‘i.
My grandparents,...
Nisei Soldiers – “In Their Own Words” Treasures Sought
Susan Muroshige Omura
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Editor’s note: During a recent conversation with Susan Muroshige Omura, a friend and fellow 100th Battalion “daughter,” she asked me about the possibility of submitting a short article...
Spotlight – World War II AJA Veterans Remembered in Punchbowl Service
DIALOGUE By Karleen C. Chinen
The “Shadow Warriors”
Retired MG Arthur Ishimoto
Published with Permission
Editor’s note: The following remarks were delivered by MIS veteran and retired MG Arthur Ishimoto at the luncheon banquet of the Military Intelligence Service Veterans National Reunion on March...
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