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posted 2023-07-21 14:00
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Funeral postponed until flag aboard USS Lexington returns home to JapanJohn Oliva, Corpus Christi Caller TimesJuly 21, 2023·3 min readAfter being apart for about 80 years, a husband and wife will finally be reunited and buried together in Japan. The process began with an emotional ceremony Thursday on Corpus Christi'...
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posted 2023-07-20 14:00
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OBON SOCIETY is happy to be here in Corpus Christi Texas! If you would like to watch the live stream tomorrow (20th) of the flag return event please c...
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posted 2023-07-19 14:00
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We are about to take off from Portland airport to get to USS Lexington in Texas!Hope to see you all either in person or live streaming at 9:00am on 7/20!!
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posted 2023-07-15 14:00
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当団体が今夏7月29日へ向けてレキシントン博物館と共に準備中の歴史的なイベント「80年の時をこえて奇跡のストーリー:USSレキシントン-未亡人-OBONソサエティ」日本語の動画が完成しました。是非、皆さんご覧ください!https://youtu.be/PV5Biz8ecaMこのストーリーは現在に至る...
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posted 2023-07-14 10:00
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本日令和5年7月14日、来たる7月26日に北海道松前町にて執り行われます「鈴木秀二」命日章旗返還式に関するプレスリリースを北海道内各記者クラブへ配布いたしました。
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posted 2023-07-13 07:00
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This ceremony is open to the public, if anyone who would like to attend, there is invitation card to sign up! For more information, please click link below:https://usslexington.com/uss-lexington-museum-a-wwii-era-aircraft-carrier-will-return-japanese-flag-to-reunite-generations/?fbclid=IwAR0iWMNU1tSr86YBjT3KxU3UdyL6ABfPlJB...
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posted 2023-07-07 13:04
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Please click the link below to read our latest newsletter about our friend Ed Johann and his 100th Birthday! https://mailchi.mp/8262593b06ca/obon-society-needs-your-help-6283058
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posted 2023-06-30 09:47
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Please click the link below to read our latest newsletter about how the USS Lexington helped a Japanese family obtain closure. https://mailchi.mp/5e6ed0628785/obon-society-needs-your-help
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posted 2023-06-01 06:00
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埼玉県秩父市出身で1945年の沖縄戦で戦死した、旧日本陸軍伍長関根彰さん=当時(33)=の日章旗が1日、遺族に返還された。長男の竹一さん(83)は秩父市で開かれた式典で、「大変驚いている。額に入れて大事に飾りたい」と涙ながらに話した。多くの寄せ書きと「祈武運長久」の墨の色はあせず、41年の出征時に贈...
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posted 2023-05-29 12:07
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‘Finally come home’: Oregon nonprofit works with Idaho vets, historians to solve WWII mysteriesBoard hopes Japanese soldier’s flag found in Gooding County Historical Museum’s collection can make it back to long-lost familyBY: CHRISTINA LORDS To read this article, please click the link below:https://idahocapitals...