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2020-08-14
Episode 10- August 11 Justin Strickland, an American Veteran from the war in Iraq discusses, from his first-hand experience, the innocent people caught up in war, the need for compassion, and providin...
2020-08-13
米国コロラド州在住米国人ティムさんが返還を希望された日章旗と軍刀は、２０１９年７月に日章旗のご遺族が判明して返還ができた後、約１年余り色々な手続きを踏まえた末、ようやく軍刀が地元に返還され、２０２０年８月、福井県大野市歴史博物館で敬意をもって保管してもらえることになりました。 Tim Mann requested OBON SOCIETY to return his father's Good L...
2020-08-07
Episode 8- August 4 The daughter of a member of the 31st Infantry Dixie Division tells her memories from the war and the reason for returning her father's souvenirs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l...
2020-08-07
レイテ島戦没者の日章旗が犬山の遺族の元へ: 2020年8月5日: 中日新聞(Chunichi News) https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/99843?rct=aichi 愛知県犬山市：戦死から76年が経って「返還」 日本兵の日章旗が遺族の元に戻る：2020年8月4日: メーテレニュース(TV News) https://youtu.be/sGHFfjNY47Y...
2020-07-31
Episode 6- July 28th A grandson of a WWII veteran contemplates his grandfather’s battlefield activity during the war and examines the various war trophies that were passed down to him. https://www.you...
2020-07-28
Episode 4 July 21st The son of a WWII veteran contemplates how his father aquired his war trophy and expresses his sincere grief for the family in Japan. https://youtu.be/SywF74oKTyM Episode 5 July 24...
2020-07-25
青森県五戸町(旧川内村): ７月２２日、青森県五戸町にて「久保田松三郎 命」の日章旗返還式が日町役場にて執り行われました。 下記は記事のリンク先です。 https://www.toonippo.co.jp/articles/-/384230 ＜東奥日報：記事の文面＞ 太平洋戦争末期にフィリピンで戦死した青森県五戸町（旧川内村）出身の故久保田松三郎さん＝享年（26）＝が所持していた「寄せ書き日の丸...
2020-07-24
遺留品返還３件の報道をメディアで取り上げられました。 (3 personal items safely returned to Japan appeared in 3 Japanese Medias)
産経新聞：（２０２０年７月１６日付）Sankei News: フィリピンで戦没されたお父様の寄せ書き日の丸が７５年の時を経て静岡県在住の続光代さま（娘）のお手元へ帰られました。 https://www.sankei.com/life/news/200716/lif2007160059-n1.html 山陰中央新報：（２０２０年７月１６日付）Sanin-Chuo-Shinpo News: フィリピン...
2020-07-15
Episode 2 July 14th A Vietnam veteran tells his perspective of war, describes his father, and the journey of returning their war souvenir to Japan. Episode 3 July 17th The daughter of a WWII veteran i...
2020-07-13
For many years we have been aware that the peaceful work of OBON SOCIETY involves much more than merely the return of personal items to bereaved families in Japan. Most people do not realize it but ou...
