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🇺🇸 Today we honor courage that changed history. 🇺🇸
On National Medal of Honor Day, we pay tribute to the extraordinary bravery and sacrifice of the U.S. highest military award recipients, including nine Hawai‘i National Guardsmen whose valor in World War II and the Korean War exemplifies the very best of service.
🌺 Hawaiʻi National Guard Medal of Honor Recipients:
• Pvt. Mikio Hasemoto – World War II
• Pvt. Shizuya Hayashi – World War II
• Tech. Sgt. Yeiki Kobashigawa – World War II
• Pfc. Kaoru Moto – World War II
• Pvt. Masato Nakae – World War II
• Pvt. Shinyei Nakamine – World War II
• Sgt. Allan Ohata – World War II
• Capt. Francis B. Wai – World War II
• Pfc. Anthony T. Kahoʻohanohano – Korean War
From the beaches of the Philippines to the mountains of Italy and the fields of Korea, these Guardsmen embodied courage, leadership and self‑sacrifice. Their stories remind us of the profound cost of freedom and the strength of aloha in service to others.
Let us honor their legacy today and every day, mahalo to our heroes and their families. 🇺🇸🌺
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