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Padres catcher receives replica medal for grandpa’s WWII service
Kyle Higashioka’s grandfather served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a Japanese American Army unit awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2011.
By Patrick Stevens
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Pentagon to review 20 Medals of Honor from Wounded Knee Massacre
A panel of five experts will determine by Oct. 15 whether the medals should be retained or rescinded.
After decades paying out-of-pocket, WWII veteran finally gets benefits
A 103-year-old WWII veteran who’s been paying his medical bills out-of-pocket is finally receiving his veterans benefits after 78 years.
US Army honors Japanese American unit that liberated Tuscany in WWII
The 442nd was key in liberating Italy’s Tuscan region from Nazi-Fascist forces, even while their families were interned at home as enemies of the state.
Navy clears Black sailors unjustly punished after 1944 deadly blast
Surviving Black sailors of the Port Chicago explosion had to pick up human remains and clear the blast site while white officers were granted leave.
By Tara Copp
The WWI Marines who became the service’s first Medal of Honor aviators
One of the crew members was struck by an enemy round, but continued to operate his weapon despite his left arm dangling by a single tendon.
By Jon Guttman