Story by Sgt. 1st Class Stephanie Abdullah | U.S. Army Medical Command | 11.06.2020
Ultimately, Kay Wakatake became a lawyer and joined the US. Army JAG Corps. Wakatake, now a colonel, serves as the Staff Judge Advocate (General Counsel) for the Office of the Surgeon General/U.S. Army Medical Command and is this year’s recipient of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s (NAPABA) Military and Veterans Service Award....
Story by Patrick Bray | The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center | 11.15.2016
The National Japanese American Historical Society, the Consul General of Japan in San Francisco, and the commandant of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Col. Phil Deppert, gathered on Crissy Field at the Presidio of San Francisco Nov. 12 to honor Nisei Veterans and mark the 75th anniversary of the Military Intelligence Service, which began there in 1941....
Story by Patrick Bray | The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center | 11.12.2016
Nisei celebrate 75 years of military legacy - The National Japanese American Historical Society, the Consul General of Japan in San Francisco, and the commandant of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Col. Phil Deppert, gathered on Crissy Field at the Presidio of San Francisco Nov. 12 to honor Nisei Veterans and mark the 75th anniversary of the Military Intelligence......
Story by Staff Sgt. Mark Miranda | 7th Infantry Division | 09.20.2014
Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducted a social event with the Nisei Veterans Committee Sept. 20 at the Seattle NVC Foundation. The soldiers traveled from Yakima Training Center to Seattle for the event, one of the last for Operation Rising Thunder 2013....
Story by Sgt. Austan Owen | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 09.11.2013
Twelve years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks approximately 100 flag bearers marched onto Watkins Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., in solemn remembrance of those who died that day. Each organization raised their flags during a Massing of the Colors on Patriot Day not only to remember those that perished in the attack but also to pay tribute to all the veterans that have served......
Story by Sgt. Mark Miranda | Office of the Secretary of War Public Affairs | 01.06.2012
Family and friends of a Japanese-American soldier who fought in World War II gathered to celebrate his life and to honor his military service at a memorial held, Jan. 6, at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church....
Story by Cpl. Reece Lodder | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 11.09.2010
Since World War II, the United States military has changed. Technology has advanced, fighting styles have evolved, and many service members from “The Greatest Generation” have passed on....
