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Obon Society co-founder Rex Ziak (left) discusses World War II Japanese history with Alan Dierking, as they review the “Good Luck Flag,” known as Yosegaki Hinomaru, brought home from WWII by his father, Staff Sgt. Russell A. Dierking is now being returned during a meeting with staff members of the Astoria-based Obon Society at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, Oregon, on March 7, 2025. The Obon Society’s mission is to facilitate the return of captured WWII flags to Japanese descendants of the soldiers who carried them off to war as send-off gifts. (Air National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
| Date Taken: | 03.07.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.17.2025 19:02 |
| Photo ID: | 8980503 |
| VIRIN: | 250307-Z-CH590-1176 |
| Resolution: | 4057x5884 |
| Size: | 4.65 MB |
| Location: | ASTORIA, OREGON, US |
| Web Views: | 5 |
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WWII ‘Good Luck Flag’ transfer offers closure while honoring reconciliation
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