September 2023 Volume 73 Issue 8 by Michael J. Yaguchi Facebook Twitter Huge milestones were achieved by a couple of NVC Life Members. Congrats to Craig Dougherty as the newly elected Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Washington State Commander and Walt Tanimoto as the VFW Washington State Surgeon!Craig remembers many
September 2023 Volume 73 Issue 8 Facebook Twitter Save the Date!NVC and NVC FoundationThanksgiving Eve Party and Pool TournamentWednesday, November 22, 2023 / 5pm – 11pmTerry’s Kitchen5625 119th Ave SE, BellevueBring the whole family for a night out with friends, old and new. Savor Terry’s Tasty Bites and Bar Specials
September 2023 Volume 73 Issue 8 Facebook Twitter Save the Date!LOTUS SKYLINERSBook Signing and NVC Foundation Scholarship FundraiserSaturday, November 4, 20232:00 pm – 4:00 pmNisei Veterans Memorial Hall1212 South King Street, SeattleMeet the authors and former Lotus Skyliners band members.Book signing proceeds to benefit the NVC / NVC Foundation Scholarship
September 2023 Volume 73 Issue 8 by Michael J. Yaguchi Facebook Twitter Eleven Summer research fellows from the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) met with retired senior naval flag officers and members of the NVC Executive Council at NVC Memorial Hall to discuss various topics on the US-Japan Security
September 2023 Volume 73 Issue 8 by Keith Yamaguchi Facebook Twitter After a four-year hiatus, the Minidoka Pilgrimage resumed its in-person visit to Minidoka National Historic Site. The Minidoka Pilgrimage was held on July 6-9, 2023, in Twin Falls, ID. As was the case in many of the Pilgrimages I
September 2023 Volume 73 Issue 8 by Walt Tanimoto, State Surgeon, VFW Dept of Washington and past NVC Commander Facebook Twitter Congratulations to NVC Commander Mike Yaguchi on his reappointment to the US Department of Veterans Affairs’ Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans!U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Denis McDonough reappointed
September 2023 Volume 73 Issue 8 by Dale Kaku Facebook Twitter After the installation of the fencing and automatic gate around our Hall and parking lot, the landscaping has been overlooked for the past two years. While the parking lot appeared clean, the bamboo plants had overgrown the sidewalks and
September 2023 Volume 73 Issue 8 Facebook Twitter NVC Challenge Coin Presentation to Bob Kiga and Kevin MacCulley for their work on the 78th Annual Memorial Day Service
September 2023 Volume 73 Issue 8 by John Suzuki Facebook Twitter American Grit: From a Japanese American Concentration Camp Rises an American War Hero is a compelling narrative about racial identity, resilience, and heroism.In 2008, John Suzuki embarks on a poignant journey to Minidoka, one of the ten former U.S. concentration camps
September 2023 Volume 73 Issue 8 by Michael J. Yaguchi Facebook Twitter Last year, the NVC and the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW) entered a partnership involving their Summer Camp program. Campers from 7 to 16 years of age tour the NVC Memorial Hall and learn about