Story by John Hughel | Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office | 04.17.2025
In his search to return his father's World War II "Good Luck Flag," Alan Dierking meets with members of the Obon Society to formally hand off the flag brought home by his father, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Russell Dierking in 1945. The hand-off event took place on March 7, 2025, at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, where the Obon Society also has an exhibit dedicated to this process of......
Courtesy Story | Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office | 11.04.2019
On October 26, 2019, the New Mexico Military Museum held a ceremony to start the process of returning a World War II Japanese “Good Luck Flag” (Yosegaki Hinomaru), which has long been held as a World War II artifact in the museum....
Story by Sgt. Neysa Huertas Quinones | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 08.15.2017
HIGASHISHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture, Japan – Deep within the mountains of Gifu Prefecture, in a small farming village hidden away from the fast-paced city life, the family of a fallen Japanese soldier eagerly waited for the return of a precious heirloom. For the first time in 73 years, the Yasue family can finally receive closure for the brother that never came home from war....
