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‘Star Trek’ actor recalls boyhood detention during WWII in camp for Japanese-Americans
George Takei was among the tens of thousands of Japanese-Americans on the West Coast whom President Franklin Roosevelt ordered removed to inland camps after Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
I was on the road with Hope
ABOUT NOW, the project officer for the 1964 Bob Hope Christmas show is trying to crowd approximately 58 people, nearly two tons of personal baggage, and another ton of scenery and show props aboard a single C-135 MATS jet.
Pro gridders and GIs swap quips at gabfest
"When you're down, the mark of a champion is when you can come back." The words were spoken by the Green Bay Packers' tight end Marv Fleming to a group of military patients in the U.S. Army Hospital, Camp Oji, Japan.
Now he's Spokesman Joe
"Broadway Joe" Namath, the toast of the sports world, doesn't mind being thrust into the role of spokesman for a generation — "in fact it's real flattering."
Five touring NFL stars draw SRO crowds in Korea
A squad of five National Football League (NFL) players, including two from the 1975 Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, wound up a four-day visit in Korea Saturday after spending time with U.S. Army and Air Force units here.
Badly wounded, he plays dead as Reds kick him
"The Viet Cong used my chest for a gun rest. Each time he fired he took hunks of meat out of my arm. ..."
Fonda protests Japan ban; troupe awaits government ruling
Actress Jane Fonda charged Wednesday that her FTA (Free the Army) troupe was denied formal entry into Japan after Japanese consular officials had assured them they could come in as non-profit entertainers on tourist visas.