Wash. Veteran Having Difficulty Repatriating Captured War Flag
Wednesday will mark the 67th anniversary of the Japanese surrender to end World War Two. With each passing anniversary, there are fewer and fewer living witnesses to the event. Time is also running low...
View ArticleCollector To Return Japanese War Flag Nearly 70 Years After Capture
A collector of World War II memorabilia has succeeded in a daunting quest thanks to help from the Japanese government. A veteran from Clarkston, Washington has found the right person to receive a...
View Article'They Deserve The Honor:' Oregon's World War II Memorial Set To Open
June 6 is the 70th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Western Europe. And this year’s D-Day will be especially meaningful for World War II veterans in Oregon as the state's long-awaited World War II...
View ArticleOn D-Day, Oregon Dedicates World War II Memorial
In Oregon, D-Day meant the dedication of a long-awaited memorial honoring World War II veterans. Hundreds turned out for a ceremony Friday on the 70th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Western Europe.
View ArticleAging U.S. Veterans Seek To Return Captured WWII Flags To Japan
Some aging veterans of World War II are embarking on one more mission. The object is to return Japanese flags taken as war souvenirs from Pacific battlefields.
View ArticleA Pilgrimage To Minidoka: 'We Can See The Memories Slipping Away'
Living witnesses to the forced relocation of West Coast Japanese-Americans during World War II are growing fewer every year. Many who were incarcerated are in their 80s and 90s now.
View ArticleAging WWII Vets Head To Tokyo To Take Care Of Some Unfinished Business
Seven Pacific Northwest veterans of World War II leave for Tokyo Thursday. They're carrying 70 captured Japanese flags to return for the 70th anniversary of the end of the war.
View ArticleNorthwest Veterans To Return WWII Flags To Japanese Prime Minister
A pair of World War II veterans from the Pacific Northwest and their escorts will return 70 inscribed Japanese flags Tuesday directly to the prime minister of Japan.
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