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Graphic Novel Honors Dan Inouye
05/29/2020
The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) is proud to announce the publication of a new graphic novel, Medal of Honor: Daniel Inouye. Daniel Inouye personally witnessed the attack on Pearl Harbor and subsequently volunteered for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which became the most decorated unit for its size and time of service in the history of the U.S. Army. In April 1945, Second Lieutenant Inouye led an assault on German defenses in Italy, during which he was shot several times and had his arm blown off by a rifle grenade, but continued fighting and leading his unit to win the...
Kaiser High School Honors the Nisei Veterans
03/19/2020
In conjunction with Jayna Omaye of the Honolulu Magazine and the NVL, Kaiser High School students held a special history program to honor Hawaii’s Nisei Veterans on March 3, 2020. The event was coordinated by Teacher Lory Dillon and conducted entirely by students including JROTC cadets. Lynn Heirakuji opened the event by providing an overview of the Army units in which the Nisei Soldiers served during WWII. Veterans Shinye Gima, MIS, and Kenji Ego, 442nd RCT, spoke passionately about their experiences in the war and after the war, and fielded several insightful questions from the students...
MIS Veterans Education Society of Hawaii holds its Annual Shinnenkai
01/26/2020
The Military Intelligence Service (MIS) Veterans Education Society of Hawaii held its annual 2020 Shinnenkai at the Natsunoya Teahouse on January 26, 2020. Incoming MIS President, Dr. Shinye Gima, MIS Veteran, invited Lynn Heirakuji, incoming President of the NVL, to speak about her career in Washington, DC. Dr. Gima presented outgoing MIS President Larry Enomoto with an appreciation plaque for his many years of dedicated support. The event which was attended by seven MIS Veterans and many descendants also included the administering of the oath of office to the...
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Airport Exhibit
Honolulu Airport Nisei Veterans Exhibit
The exhibit is located at the International Terminal, within the Ewa Concourse. The freestanding display is comprised of four panels. The exhibit features the 100th-442nd-MIS on separate panels, with a brief history of each unit. In addition, each panel has a distinguished individual served in...
NVLC Traveling Exhibit
April 23, 2017 -April 23, 2017
Unlikely Liberators at Schofield Barracks
Yano Library, Schofield Barracks Army Post, Wahiawa, Hawaii
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October 05, 2015 -October 24, 2015
Unlikely Liberators (Kahala Mall)
A photo exhibit curated by military historian, Eric Saul, documents the encounters between Nazi concentration camp prisoners and Nisei soldiers of the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion.
August 20, 2015 -September 06, 2015
Unlikely Liberators (Temple Emanu-El)
A photo exhibit curated by military historian, Eric Saul, documents the encounters between Nazi concentration camp prisoners and Nisei soldiers of the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion.