U.S. Secretary of Veteran Affairs Eric Shinseki (left) with JAVA President Robert Nakamoto.
General Eric K. Shinseki, U.S. Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, received the Courage, Honor, and Patriotism Award from the Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA) in recognition of his 44 years of distinguished leadership in the United States Army and in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The award was presented at JAVA’s annual meeting in Falls Church, Vir. More than 150 JAVA members, families, and friends expressed their enthusiastic approbation. ♦