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SPRING VALLEY — For most of his 99 years, World War II veteran Frank Wada Sr. didn’t talk about his service in the U.S. Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team. But late in life, he could be talked into the rare media interview or photograph, so that his regiment’s history wouldn’t die after he and his fellow soldiers were gone. Wada passed away peacefully at his Spring Valley home on June 14. Family members say they believe Wada was the regiment’s last local survivor. Wada served in E Company of the 442nd, an all-volunteer regiment made up entirely of

ONTARIO — For Flag Day on Monday, citizens in Ontario will join others around the state to celebrate a long-awaited moment: The release of a new first-class postage stamp that gives a nod to Japanese American veterans from World War II — specifically those who served on the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The motto of the Nisei soldiers, “Go For Broke,” accompanies an embossed graphic of a soldier, based on a 1944 photograph. A movement to get such a stamp made began 16 years ago when three Japanese American women, began the “Stamp Our Story” campaign, according to...

Biden’s Statement on Nisei Soldier Stamp Posted On WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued the following statement on June 3. =*= It is my honor to recognize the United States Postal Service’s release of the Go for Broke: Japanese American Soldiers of World War II commemorative stamp. Japanese American soldiers who fought for our nation’s freedom during World War II represent the best of who we are as Americans — patriotic, selfless, and courageous. Their service and devotion know no bounds, and our nation owes them a profound debt of gratitude. Our Japanese American service memb...

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Roughly 33,000 nisei — Americans whose Japanese parents had immigrated to the United States — served in the U.S. Army during World War II.