WHAT NEWSDAY FOUND Two Long Island collectors are turning over 41 flags carried by Japanese soldiers in World War II to a nonprofit that specializes in returning them to families of the soldiers ...

Like most veterans, he said, his grandfather did not speak openly about the war or his wartime experiences. As a lifelong collector with an appreciation for the past, Stein was in the process of ...

Atascadero couple discovers a Japanese soldier's 'Good Luck Flag' from WWII in Cayucos antique shop By: Genelle Padilla Posted 6:09 AM, Feb 29, 2024 and last updated 9:46 AM, Feb 29, 2024 ...

Patriots Point recently learned of the idea from a military museum in Texas, which gave a flag to the OBON SOCIETY, who has successfully returned more than 500 items to Japanese families ...

The flag was given back to the fallen soldier’s son, Tsukasa Hiyama, 81. “I appreciate that Mr. Stein, who had the flag, returned it,” he said by phone Monday. “I want to thank him for it.” ...

JAPAN, — A World War II-era "good luck" flag has finally made its way home, thanks to the kindness and determination of U.S. Army veteran Chris Dorsey. Dorsey, from Dahlonega, Georgia, was going ...

The grandson of a World War II veteran tracked down the Japanese family connected to a flag his grandfather brought back from war. "I was always fascinated by it as a child," said the grandson.