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BIG ISLAND VETERANS HONORED --PUBLIC INVITED: Five veterans of Hawaii’s 100th Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team from the Big Island will be awarded the French Legion of Honor by French Consul General Pauline Carmona in recognition of their service to liberate France during World War II. Two of these veterans, Hidetaka Sato (Honaunau) and Mitsuo “Benty” Tachibana (Hilo) will be receiving the award posthumously. Tokuichi Nakano and Iwao Yonemitsu, both from Naalehu, and Kazuma Taguchi from Hilo will also receive the medal.The ceremony will be held at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery, 72-3245 Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Kailua-Kona, on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 11 a.m. and will be followed by light refreshments. The public is invited to attend. damontucker/2015/01/15/nisei-veterans-to-receive-french-legion-of-honor/
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:47:55 +0000

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