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American veterans in the Korean,
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06-06-09 JAVA Founding President Passes. |
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05-02-09 Asian
Americans in Wash DC Gather for Annual Freedom
Walk |
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03-12-09 President
Signs Funding Bill |
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General:
Terry Shima, ttshima@worldnet.att.net;
301-987-6746
Michael Yaguchi, yaguchim@u.washington.edu;
703-729-1243 |
| Education:
Terry Shima (temporary) (see above) |
| Membership:
Marty Herbert, herbert_martin@bah.com |
National Archives
Research:
Joe Ichiuji, joe.ichiuji@verizon.net;
301-530-0336
Fumie Yamamoto, yamamotoff@yahoo.com;
301-942-3985 |
| Newsletter:
Kay Wakatake, javaadvocate@gmail.com |
Oral History:
Dr. Warren Minami, wminami@comcast.net
301-279-8742 |
| Quarterly Lunch:
Grant Ichikawa, g.ichikawa@cox.net |
| Round Robin:
Grant Ichikawa, g.ichikawa@cox.net |
| Webmaster:
Dave Buto, admin@javadc.org |
| Speakers Bureau:
Terry Shima (temporary) (see above) |
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Miscellaneous |
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Honor Honorees |
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Asian
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Feature Article
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Silver Star for
T/4 Eji Suyama |
"On 7 April 1945, on the forward slope of Mt. Folgorita, Italy, at 1000 hrs, T/4 Eji Suyama with 1st Lt. Charles A. Hines led an I company patrol to know out a well entrenched enemy position on the forward slope of Mt. Folgorita....T/4 Suyama spotted one of the enemy's machine gun nests which was but 30 yards away. At the click of the machine gun bolt, T/4 Suyama fired his M-1 rifle, mortally wounding the gunner and causing the assistant gunner and a supporting sniper who was but 20 yards from the nest to surrender...."
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See
pictures of the JAVA
coin here! Click on
image to enlarge.
 
The
JAVA coins are now for
sale for $10, plus $1
shipping/handling.
Please send your order
to: JAVA
Books, P.O. Box 59,
Dunn Loring, VA 22027
Checks should be
made out to "JAVA"
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Election of new JAVA
Officers!
Click
here.
Six JAVA Veterans
Receive Bronze Star
Medal - Two also
receive Legion of
Merit.
Click
here.
JAVA Memorial
Scholarship Program
(MSP)! An
award of $1000 will
be made annually
from each of the
Orville C. Shirey,
Jack Tashiro, and
Douglas Ishio
memorial
scholarships.
Click
here
for details.
Click
here
for an
application form (pdf
file).
Read about James C.
McNaughton's new book
about the Nisei in the
Military Intelligence
Service - click
here
Know anything about
Japanese temple bells
taken as US war
trophies and their
subsequent return to
Japan? Click
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KELLY KUWAYAMA AND
GRANT ICHIKAWA
PARTICIPATE IN
READING THE
CONSTITUTION AT THE
NEWSEUM
On January 18th,
People
For the American Way
Foundation
hosted a reading of
the Constitution to
commemorate the
historic
inauguration of
President Obama and
to embrace the
document that is the
foundation of our
rights and
liberties.
Grant Ichikawa and
Kelly Kuwayama were
part of a diverse
and distinguished
cast of readers,
which included
leading figures in
the arts,
government, and
media. The reading
was held before a
live studio audience
at the Newseum in
Washington, DC, and
was simulcast in the
building's Great
Hall.
There is perhaps no
better time than the
inauguration of a
new president to
renew our commitment
to the Constitution
and what it stands
for: equality and
justice for all. You
can watch Mr.
Ichikawa and Mr.
Kuwayama read
Article II, Section
2 of the
Constitution
here, and you
can view the entire
event
here.
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Interested in becoming
a White House Intern?
Click here!
YouTube videos of
Japanese Americans
in WWII era.
Click
here
New JAVA Archive
documents, click
here
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TAPS
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George
Okauchi
of Los
Angeles
(Army
Veteran)on
April 19,
2009
Kiyoshi
Miyashiro
of Honolulu
(Army
Veteran) on
March 31,
2009
ISAMU
SATOGATA
of Honolulu
(100th
Veteran-C
Co) on April
18, 2009
GEORGE
KANAME
SAKUDA
of Honolulu
(Army
Veteran) on
April 1,
2009
MILLARD
SETO,
MD
of Mililani,
HI (Army
Veteran)
Tom
Satoshi
Hirano of
Costa Mesa,
CA (Army
Veteran) on
April 2,
2009
Harry H.
Tanabe,a
JAVA member,
of San
Lorenzo, CA
(MIS
Veteran) on
April 19,
2009
Harry
Kanada
of Walnut
Creek, CA
(Army
Veteran) on
April 19,
2009
Toraichi
Abe
of Anahiem,
CA (Army
Veteran) on
April 15,
2009
Hajime
Naito
of Gardena,
CA (Army
Veteran) on
April 12,
2009
Randall
"Randy"
Nakamura
from
Virginia (US
Airforce )
on April
11, 2009
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June
6,
2009
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1:00-2:00
PM.
Claire
Minami’s
service.
Pumphrey
Funeral
Home.
7557
Wisconsin
Ave,
Bethesda,
MD
(301-652-2200)
June
17
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7:00
PM.
Veterans
Musical.
Music
Center
of
Strathmore
Theater,
5301
Tuckerman
Lane,
Norh
Bethesda
(Tuckerman
Lane
and
Rockville
Pike).
June
20
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10:30
AM.
JAVA
Board
of
Directors
meeting.
Base
Technologies.
July
18
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11:30
AM.
JAVA
Quarterly
Lunch.
Harvest
Moon
Restaurant,
7260
Arlington
Blvd,
Falls
Church.
VA
July
27
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10:00
AM.
Korean
War
Memorial.
Day
of
Recognition
Ceremonies.
Veterans
Affairs
Secretary
Eric
Shinseki
is
keynote
speaker.
July
27
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Jim
McNaughton
visits
WDC
for
military
historian
conference.
August
14
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National
Veterans
Meeting,
Los
Angeles,
CA.
August
25
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COL
Phil
Ishio
burial
at
Arlington
National
Cemetery.
Full
military
Honors.
September
17
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JACL
Gala
Dinner.
JW
Marriott
Hotel,
WDC.
September
27
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FFNV
Reunion,
Las
Vegas.
September
27 -
October
1.
October
17
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JAVA
Quarterly
lunch.
November
11
–
11:00
AM.
Veterans
Day
Program
at
Arlington
National
Cemetery.
2:00
PM.
Veterans
Day
Program
at
the
National
Japanese
American
Memorial
to
Patriotism.
arHa
November
14
- Go
For
Broke
National
Education
Center
Evening
of
Aloha,
Los
Angeles.
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JAVA is grateful for the generosity of
our members and friends.
Dr. Americo
Bugliani
Victoria
deGoff and family, in memory of
Mas Yonemura
Martin Matsui
Sharon Tani-McCabe
National
Japanese American Memorial
Foundation
Anne M. Oda
Dr. Kenje
Ogata
Yutaka and
Grace Shiraishi, in memory of
Masatatsu (Mas)
Yonemura
Kiyoko Tsuboi
Taubkin
Ted Tsukiyama,
Esq.
Welcome new members
(since Jan 2008)
* Lt James E. Christiansen, USN (Ret) (Virginia)
* Dr. Megan J. Difurio (Texas)
Hisashi Hirasaki (California)
* Shelby Kariya (California)
* Tomio Masaki (California)
Kenjalin Ogata (Massachusetts)
LTC Barney C. Owen, USA (Ret) (Virginia)
CW4 Thomas "Sandy" Sandbakkan, USA (Germany)
* Dr. Michael J. Sunborg (Texas)
Takashi "Tak" Wada (California)
* CAPT T. Yoshihara, USN (Ret) (Hawaii)
* Denotes Life Membership
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