U.S. Army veteran Chris Dorsey returns a WWII good luck flag to a fallen Japanese soldier’s family, bringing closure and unity across generations.
JAPAN, — A World War II-era "good luck" flag has finally ... It is estimated that around 50,000 similar flags remain in the United States, tucked away in attics and storage boxes.
The soldiers served as a key part of U.S. intelligence, but nearly 50 years passed before their efforts became public.
The flag was donated in 1994 and displayed at the museum aboard the USS Lexington, a WWII aircraft carrier ... that the flag did not belong to us,” Banta said at the handover ceremony.
By contrast, in the United States, a vast effort to recover ... collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World War II — the only trace of some soldiers ...
she said the OBON Society has returned more than 600 World War II-era Japanese flags to soldiers’ families. She estimates there are probably another 50,000 good luck flags still unaccounted for ...
Over 80,000 Marines, soldiers, and sailors from our two countries fought at Iwo Jima. More than 26,000 died here. Today, we ...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while ...
Students at Comsewogue High School in the Comsewogue School District have joined a cross-cultural humanitarian effort to ...