Memorial Day in Roeding Park
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May 24, 2024
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The Central California District Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen League will host the 72nd Memorial Day Service for the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the Nisei War Memorial in Roeding Park on Monday at 9 a.m.
Ret. Capt. Dr. Ernest Kazato will share the history of Japanese American soldiers during WWII, including the 442nd Regiment and Military Intelligence Service. He will speak on the 3,000 Japanese Americans enlisted in the Army before the U.S. entered the war, including Fumio Ikeda from Clovis. Mr. Robert Shintaku will discuss the formation of the Veteran of Foreign War Post 5869 in Hanford by Nisei veterans on its 75th anniversary.
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