Flags once carried by fallen Japanese soldiers in WWII returned to families by 2 Long Island collectors
Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World ...
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Army veteran returns WWII ‘good luck’ flag to Japanese soldier’s family
TAKETA CITY, Japan — A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the nephew of a Japanese soldier who carried it into battle during World War II.
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A 93-year-old World War II veteran returned a fallen Japanese soldier's flag to his family
World War II veteran Marvin Strombo traveled 10,000 miles from his quiet home in Montana to the land of the rising sun to personally return a Japanese flag he had taken from Sadao Yasue during the ...
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It’s a miracle, say family of Japanese soldier killed in WWII, as flag returns from U.S.
who was drafted by Japan's Imperial Army in 1943 and killed in action. For him, his father was a bespectacled man in an old family photo standing by a signed good-luck flag that he carried to war.
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Japan’s military, among world’s strongest, looks to build
On Monday, as hundreds of soldiers cheered from the sidelines and waved unit flags ... military actions, and where domestic pacifism runs high, any military buildup is controversial. Japan ...
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Flags once carried by fallen Japanese soldiers in WWII returned to families by 2 Long Island collectors
The press office of the Japanese embassy did not respond to a request for comment. Over the last decade, several military and regional museums have returned the Yosegaki Hinomaru flags from ...