Friends and Family of Nisei Veterans (FFNV) held its annual membership meeting at Morgan Hill Buddhist Community Center on February 14, 2015. About 70 members, guests and friends from Sacramento, Turlock, Fresno and Bay Area as well as South County enjoyed the traditional potluck and always warm camaraderie. Lawson Sakai, Mas Tsuda and Mas Kadota (all 442 veterans)…
read moreThe Military Intelligence Service Veterans Club of Hawaii will hold a National Reunion of MIS veterans – with the theme of “Keeping the MIS Legacy Alive” — that will include: • March 27: 5 to 8 p.m., opening social, dinners and workshops, 100th Battalion Veterans Clubhouse, 520 Kamoku St. • March 28: 9 a.m., grand…
read moreTom Graves, FFNV member and nationally recognized author of the award winning book, Twice Heroes: America’s Nisei Veterans of WWII and Korea will exhibit portraits and interviews of Bay Area veterans at the Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj), in a three-pronged salute to Nisei veterans entitled Twice Heroes and More. The exhibit opens…
read moreAs usual, the Alameda pier where the USS Hornet WW II aircraft carrier is anchored was cloudy and even chilly on Aug. 2. However, the upbeat sound of the San Francisco All City Jazz Band warmly greeted smaller but enthusiastic crowd at an annual gathering of Friends and Family of Nisei Veterans (FFNV) aboard the…
read moreSATURDAY, FEB 8, AT 11:00 AM Morgan Hill Buddhist Church, 16450 Murphy Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA If her health permits, Mme. Odette from San Francisco, who is a recipient of the French Legion of Honor medal, will attend the meeting. She has expressed an interest in helping our veterans apply for this prestigious honor. If…
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