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Washington’s WWII Nisei veterans receive nation’s highest civilian honor

November 11, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  On Nov. 2, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined in honoring 33 World War II Japanese American veterans from Washington state with the highest civilian award in the United States.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, Capitol Visitor Center, Friday Harbor, Gig Harbor, Infantry Battalion, Regimental Combat Team, Seattle, Silver Stars, United States Army, Vol 30 No 46 | November 12 - November 18

Japanese American World War II vets to receive gold medal

October 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to honor Japanese American soldiers of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), as well as veterans of the Military Intelligence Service, will take place on Nov. 2. All three units are being recognized for dedicated service during World War II.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Europe, Infantry Battalion, Japanese Americans, MIS, Military Intelligence Service, Presidential Unit Citations, Purple Hearts, RCT, Silver Stars, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21

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