"Recognizing an Unrecognized Chinese American WWII Veteran" Topic

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Tango01	25 Jun 2022 9:33 p.m. PST
"On December 9, 2020, Congress will officially award all Chinese American World War II veterans with one of the highest civilian awards, the Congressional Gold Medal, in a virtual ceremony. Chinese Americans will join other WWII veteran minority groups such as Filipino Americans, Japanese Americans, the African American Tuskegee Airmen, and Native Americans in receiving this honor. In late 2019, I heard about various recognition efforts sponsored by the Chinese American Citizens' Alliance (CACA), including an online registry of veteran names and a fundraiser to provide replica medals for veterans or their next-of-kin. My grandpa is one of the more than twenty thousand Chinese American veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during WWII. Growing up, one of the few things I knew about Grandpa was that he served in the Army during WWII, and at some point was a translator and photographer. Grandpa died decades before I was born, so most of what I knew about him came second-hand. After hearing about the online registry, I encouraged my family to register Grandpa…" Main page link Armand
SBminisguy	26 Jun 2022 8:47 a.m. PST
About time!
Berzerker73	26 Jun 2022 12:26 p.m. PST
Thanks for sharing!
Tango01	26 Jun 2022 3:39 p.m. PST
A votre service mon ami… Armand

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