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Feature Article - Soldier becomes ‘Armored Angel’, freeing prisoners (part 6) by Renita Foster

"Sgt. Tad Nagaki paid little attention to the cumbersome parachute and combat equipment strapped to his body as he struggled to climb aboard a B-24 Liberator bomber in Kunming, China. His thoughts were focused instead on his last mission in World War II.  Reports had reached American headquarters in China in the summer of 1945 that Japan planned to kill all its prisoners of war (POWs).

To prevent a possible massacre, seven-man rescue teams that included medics, communications specialists and interpreters were hastily organized to find and evacuate POWs in China, Manchuria, and Korea.  Determined to make one last difference as World War II came to an end, especially since so many lives were at stake, Nagaki had immediately volunteered for the mission. But as the "Armored Angel" droned toward Weihsien Concentration Camp in the Shantung Province, he remembered how he almost didn’t get the chance..."

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Reprinted by permission.  Renita Foster received the prestigious MG Keith L. Ware Journalism for her series on Nisei in WWII.

 

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January 19, 2008 - 11:30 AM -  JAVA Annual meeting, Harvest Moon Restaurant.
 
February 2, Montgomery County Public Schools.  Teachers' Workshop.
 
February 5-17, Kennedy Center.  The Kennedy Center in Wash DC "brings together more than 450 artists, more than 40 performances, and more than a dozen free events to showcase the best Japanese theater and dance, music and fashion, architecture and sculpture, poetry and literature, photography and film.  Go to www,kennedy-center.org/programs/festivals/07-08/japan/index.cfm
 
February 23, - Day of Remembrance Program, Meyer Auditorium, Free Gallery of Art, 3:30-5:30
 
March 8, JAVA executive Council Meeting
 
March 29-30 - 442nd Hawaii. 65th Reunion.
 
April 4 - NJAMF 5th Annual Awards Dinner, Washington Capital Hilton, 6:00 PM
 
April 5, Joint NJAMF-JAVA 10th Annual Freedom Walk, JA Memorial.  10:00 AM
 
May 15 - Veterans Day National Committee Meeting, Veterans Affairs
 
May 17,  - JAVA Quarterly Lunch.  Harvest Moon Restaurant. Announce scholarships
 
May 26 -  10:00 AM - Memorial Day Program at Arlington Cemetery
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May 31 - Japanese American National Museum Donor Wall Dedication Program, Los Angeles, CA.  5:30 PM
 
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