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Seattle Nisei veterans named chevalier of the Legion of Honor

September 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Four Seattle-area Nisei World War II veterans received the rank of chevalier of the French National Order of the Legion of Honor on Sept. 1 at a ceremony hosted at the Nisei Veterans Committee Foundation Memorial Hall. The veterans, including Frank Matsuda, Frank Nishimura, Jimmy Yamaguchi, and William Yasutake received the honor for their service […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Ben Matsumoto, Bronze Star Medal, France, Frank Matsuda, Frank Nishimura, Infantry Regiment, Japanese American, Jimmy Yamaguchi, Nisei Veterans Committee Foundation Memorial Hall, Seattle Nisei, Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee, Vol 31 No 38 | September 15 - September 21, William Yasutake

NVC’s memorial wall is worth a thousand words

September 9, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It was a project that began in May 2009. The Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee (NVC) needed more parking space at its location at 1212 South King Street in the International District.

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 2010, Bryan Takeuchi, International District, Japanese Americans, Jay Deguchi, Larry Matsuda, Last Sunday, Memorial Day, Mike Lowry, Seattle Kokon Taiko, Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee, South King Street, Stacy Nguyen, Steve Finley, Suyama Peterson Deguchi, Thailand, Vol 29 No 37 | September 11 - September 17, parking

Dec. 15: Drago and McIver bid farewell to Seattle City Council

February 5, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Councilmembers Jan Drago and Richard McIver had a joint farewell party at Seattle City Hall’s Bertha Knight Landes Room. Present was the Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee (NVC), which gave Drago the Commander’s Award. In 2000, Drago was the first local elected official to support naming a U.S. courthouse after Japanese American William Nakamura.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: Bertha Knight Landes Room, Jan Drago, Japanese American William Nakamura, Richard McIver, Seattle City Hall, Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee

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