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posted 2025-04-19 07:13
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staffJohn Hughel from OMD Public Affairs wrote our story when we received the Yosegaki Hinomaru from Alan Dierking at the Columbia River Maritime Museum. Alan’s heartfelt sentiments reflect those of so many people who reach out to us—thinking of the Japanese families who were never given closure after the loss of th...
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posted 2025-02-17 23:06
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staff2025年2月12日（水）大分県にて工藤文夫命「寄せ書き日の丸」返還式が行われ、報道関係者の皆様に取り上げていただいた記事のリンクを共有させていただきます。 この記事を通じて、さらに多くの方々にこの取り組みへの理解が深まり、一枚でも多く、一日でも早く「寄せ書き日の丸」がご遺族のお手元に返還されること...
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posted 2025-01-17 22:12
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staffOn January 15th (Wednesday), a ceremony took place at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in Oregon to hand over wartime items. These items are ...
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posted 2024-10-12 19:59
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staffPlease join us for a special Zoom presentation on Thursday, October 24th hosted by the USS Missouri. We recently received three Yosegaki Hinomaru during a Flag Transfer Ceremony held in the Captain's cabin on board USS Missouri in October 3rd. We hope to share our on going efforts to further deepen the people-to...
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posted 2024-10-04 18:50
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staffWWII Japanese flags given to group for return to soldiers' familiesThree Japanese flags kept at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Hawaii have been donated to a group working to return World War Two relics to families of Japanese servicemen.The flags were entrusted to the memorial at Pearl Harbor by former US servi...
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posted 2024-10-04 17:45
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staff来年で第2次世界大戦の終結から80年となるのを前に、アメリカ ハワイの戦艦ミズーリ記念館に所蔵されていた日章旗3枚が3日、遺族に日章旗などを返還する活動をしている団体に引き渡されました。 引き渡されたのは、ハワイの戦艦ミズーリ記念館に所蔵されてきた寄せ書き入りの3枚の日章旗です。日章旗は3日、...
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posted 2024-09-27 18:00
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staff【BSS山陰放送】令和６年８月２５日に鳥取県日南の日南町役場で執り行われました「火山行一命日章旗返還」について「BSS山陰放送が」番組を放送して下さいました。 ー戦争に引き裂かれた親子 息子が生まれた日に出征し満州で戦死した父親…初めての遺品が約80年の時をこえて息子に返還ー...
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posted 2024-09-24 17:00
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staff令和６年８月２５日鳥取県日野郡日南町にて執り行われました「火山行一命日章旗返還」につきまして日南町の広報誌に記事が掲載されました。...
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posted 2024-09-23 05:00
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staffA Japanese Soldier’s Son Receives a Memento of His Father, Who Was Killed During World War II The so-called good-luck flag, which hung on an American veteran’s wall for many years, returned home last month after nearly eight decades On the day Asae Hiyama gave birth to a son, her husband left to serve in ...
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posted 2024-09-18 10:00
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staffMAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- Like many World War II veterans, U.S. Army Cpl. Arthur G. Thompson, serving with the 117th Engineer Regiment, returned home with souvenirs from his time at war. Among them was a Japanese flag that he found after the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines. As years passed, Thompson...
