Japanese American soldiers denied commissions in WWII are posthumously promoted

The U.S. Army posthumously promoted seven Japanese American World War II soldiers during a commissioning ceremony in Honolulu ...
Altoona Mirror

Overdue Acknowledgment: Japanese American soldiers honored

Seven Japanese American soldiers were promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died ...

Labeled ‘aliens’ in World War II, 7 Japanese-American soldiers posthumously commissioned

Seven Japanese-American soldiers deemed “enemy aliens” in World War II were posthumously commissioned eight decades after ...
United States Army

More than eight decades later UH ROTC cadets receive commissions

HONOLULU — U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), in partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi (UH), honored seven World War II (WWII) ...
Army Times

Japanese American soldiers once branded ‘enemy aliens’ promoted

Seven Japanese American soldiers were promoted to officer ranks in a ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting ...
Stars and Stripes

Hawaii soldiers receive commissions that fate and death denied them during WWII

The Army has posthumously commissioned seven University of Hawaii ROTC cadets of Japanese descent who were killed during ...
NBC Chicago

Andrea Bocelli will headline the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic opening ceremony

Crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli will be among the headline performers for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Feb. 6, joining the previously announced pop diva Mariah Carey, ...
TribLIVE.com

Westmoreland County kicks off America’s 250th with courthouse light-up ceremony

Westmoreland County will launch its celebration of America’s 250th birthday this weekend with a symbolic light-up ceremony at the heart of the county seat. On Saturday afternoon, officials will ...