19th Annual Nisei Veterans Ceremony

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Bowfin News | October 7, 2024

Three living Nisei Veterans with Nisei Veteran Relatives. Photo courtesy of Clyde Sugimoto.

I was proud to represent my various veteran organizations at the 19th Annual Nisei Veterans Ceremony at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, as a Subvet, DAV Commander Chapter 1, VFW Post 1540 Trustee and Gold Legacy Member, VVA Life Member, and Japanese Hawai’i Veteran.  

I am fourth Generation in Hawaii (Yonsei), my Dad was a third generation (Sansei) (also a veteran of the Army Air Corps as a MP and Translator during the post war occupied Japan at Johnson AFB near Tokyo. I have relatives that served in the 442nd and 100th Infantry. 

Three living Nisei Veterans with Hawai’i Service Members and Veterans. Photo courtesy of Clyde Sugimoto.
Myself, Dr. Joe Skoda (Commander VFW State of California) and his Wife Vanessa Phelps, Joe and Vanessa are also Members of Chapter 1 DAV the largest in Hawaii. Photo courtesy of Clyde Sugimoto.
Commander Joe and Pat with INDOPACOM Deputy Chief of Staff Col Melissa Tallent.

Pat Suenaga
MMC(SS) USN RET
Life Member: DAV, VFW, USSVI, VVA
MEMBER SLAA, AMERICAN LEGION, 
NVL, JCCH, NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES, 
PACIFIC FLEET SUBMARINE MEMORIAL ASSN.
BOC 1 CERTIFIED
2018 COMSUBPAC Submarine Veteran of the Year
VFW Post 1540 Trustee
DAV Chapter 1 Commander
DAV Dept of Hi Jr Vice Commander
Director Korean War Foundation Inc.
Director Nisei Veterans Legacy

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