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A flag carried by a Japanese soldier killed during World War II is returning to his family
A flag carried by a Japanese soldier killed in action during World War II was handed over Thursday by the USS Lexington Museum in Texas to a nonprofit organization for return to the man’s family.
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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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To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
As was customary during any visit to a foreign land, Perry’s flagship flew all of its colors, including a new hand-sewn, ...
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5 things to know about Japan’s World War II surrender
World War II ended 75 years ago, but not all countries commemorate it on the same day. Wednesday is the anniversary of the formal Sept. 2, 1945, surrender of Japan to the United States ...
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New exhibit features flags from Japanese POW camp that held New Mexico Bataan survivors
The weather-beaten flag ... Japanese flag that serves as a reminder of the endurance and fortitude of American soldiers who became prisoners of war after the fall of the Bataan Peninsula when ...
New exhibit features flags from Japanese POW camp that held New Mexico Bataan survivors
The weather-beaten flag bears the names of men who endured the infamous Bataan Death March and rode the "hell ships" to Japan, defying the odds by their survival. They lived long enough, at least, to ...