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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.
WWII POWs remembered in Yokohama on 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender
On the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, the names of more than 1,000 troops who died as prisoners of war were read aloud Tuesday during a memorial ceremony at the Commonwealth War Cemetery.
WWII exhibit reveals previously unseen letters from architect of Pearl Harbor attack
Two letters written by the head of Japan’s imperial navy during World War II are being exhibited for the first time at a museum in northeastern Japan.
History of AFN brought to life at Washington-area broadcasting museum
The National Capital Radio & Television Museum in Bowie, Md., on Saturday opened a new exhibit on the history of the American Forces Network, the military’s broadcasting service for service members stationed overseas.
Ringing bells, new DODEA blueprint welcome military children back to school
John Kendrick, son of Marine Lt. Col. Matthew and Amanda Kendrick, headed to his first day of third grade Monday at Kadena Elementary School with mixed feelings.
Battle of Iwo Jima veteran reunites with tank he drove 80 years ago: ‘That tank was my life’
A 100 year-old World War II veteran and Marine tank driver reunited with the tank that once carried him through the Battle of Iwo Jima, rekindling his memory of one of the fiercest fights in Marine Corps history.
Searchable 3D map highlights names of US casualties at WWII Battle of Okinawa
A Japanese firm has created an interactive website where families of U.S. troops killed during the Battle of Okinawa can see their loved ones’ names on the island’s Cornerstone of Peace memorial.