100TH INFANTRY BATTALION VETERANS

FROM THE EDITORS' PUKA By Ray and AId Nosaka

HAPPy 60TH ANNIVERSARY By the time you receive this issue of the PPP, there will be less than 4 weeks left before we celebrate our 60th anniversary as the 100th Infantry Battalion We hope that all of you have registered to join in on the fellowship and comradeship starting on June 27th until the 30th. Our thoughts go back to our buddies who are no longer with us. Let us honor them by getting together and remembering what we went through over the past 60 years.

Also, this is a good time to quote from the newsletter published by the Sons and Daughters of the lOOth Inf Bn. Mimi Nakano, president gives 5 reasons for joining this organization:

I. To perpetuate the cultural and civic values that build strong communities, expand opportunities and strenghten democracy

2. To network with the One Puka PUka Obana 3. To ensure that history will not repeat itself 4. To preserve your legacy- the legacy of your descendants 5. To demonstrate your appreciation of the accomplishments of the 100th Inf Bn including equity,

freedom to pursue your goals without constraints, and perpetuating civic idealism-the concept ..... - -·tbat government and citizens must work together to improve the quality of life

It is up to you, Sons and Daughters, to carry on the legacy. Sad to say that your futhers are gradually fading away. Let them have a peace of mind that their children will carry on with pride and honor.

LOO~<J B~~FC ..................... . By Joy Teraoka, ~o-editor

Nthough in my column I am usually "looking back", this time I am "looking forward" to very special trip. On Monday, May 13 we will be joining Bishop Ara's European tour group, visiting Italy, France, and <Jermany. Nong the way, we will be visiting some of the towns that were battle sites for the IOOth/442nd R~T. For the veterans, their wives and children who will be on the trip, I hope it

will be a wonderful, memorable "Sentimental Journey".

We wish our hard working Co-editor a very pleasant and educational trip. We'te sure that Joy was well equipped with writing necessities and will give us a detailed account of her trip after she returns.

On April 25th, there were 35 faithful PPP volUnteers present to collate and mail out the May issue:

NEWS

Bernard Akamine, Otomatsu Aoki, Alfred Arakaki, Robert hakaki, FCunio Fujimoto, Ted Hamasu, Saburo Hasegawa, Tokuichi Hayashi, Ed Ikuma, Masaru ~domoto, Lawrence & Regina Kamiya, Seiso Kamishita, <Jladys F(aWakami, Sally Inouye, Shigeru Inouye, Don & K.imi Matsuda, Philip Matsuyama, Joichi Muramatsu, Tom Nishioka, Mitsuo Nagaki, Roy Nakayama, Saburo Nis~!.._ Susumu Ota, Ma..~haru Saito, <Joro Sumida, Denis & Joy Teraoka, Martin Tohara, Masa Toma, Rf<> --\ & Evelyn Tsuda, Ukichi Wozumi, and Marie Yonesbige. Thank you all v¢~ ipuch. \ _ ,/

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT by STANLEY AKITA

May. 2002.

The meeting opened with a moment of silence in memory of our deceased buddies.

Apirtment: ... Dr. Denis Teraoka reported that the apartment was in good order except for a close call in

apartment 302. Thanks to the quick thinking of a neighbor who heard the smoke detector alarm and called the fire department, everythinl worked out. The department bad to break into the department. The tenant will be responsible for the repairs to the screen. Kazuto Shimizu (pres. "C" Co.) expressed an opinion as to posSibly looking into installing a sprinkler system in the apartment building.

House ... Dr. Teraoka stressed the club clean·up day and encouraged the presidents in having a good tum

out. Breakfast will be served.

60th Anniversary Celebration -... Dr. Otagaki; reported that the 60th Anniversary Committee has everything is coming along fine.

Mike Harada reported that the attendance is at 450 (update as of 5/24/02 the count is at 700+.)

Unfinished Business ... This board is so efficient that there is no unfinished business. The best BOD so far.

Announcements

Our Old boardroom table, which we were trying to give away, was finally accepted by the Universi!Y of Hawaii College of Social Science. Those that refused were the 44r, DAV, and the VA The board h8s used the neW koa tabie for Die_-two meetings dunated by emote anti JefTy Yamaki. A koa furniture maker was consulted and we were told that-it would have cost the club $16,000 to have a similar sized koa table made. Thank you Carole, and Jerry (in your memory.)

We signed a contract with Xerox for a new digital copier. The promotion by Xerox enables us to get a newer and better performing copier that will also save us about $25 a month for the next five years. It was a deal we couldn't resist. .

The meeting adjourned at 11 :30am and the members enjoyed a plate lunch from Ifuku's Rainbow Drive Inn.

SECRETARY'S REPORT by Amanda Stevens De Ponte

tooth Infantry Blltt!lioq

Paula" Jonathan Wong In Honor of Paul Tamura"B" $50

Dog Chapter $50 (ActiviUes for Leila's group by tbe looth)

~ ___ ltobert Yoshioka 1M of Kay Yoshioka $100 .r \

(~~ ~ Chapter 1M of Hazel Muramoto $20 -._-..-'-~.'

Rural Chapter 1M ofWa1ter Iwasa "BIR" $20

Roy Terada 1M of our fiiend " minister Rev. Roy Katayama "0" $50

Tom Nagata $100

Co"ection, May 2002 Issue: spelling o/Mrs. Carole Yamaki ~ name @ -.>

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Then is a plea out from the ReulOD BospltaIitJ Committee for dODSdo. of the foIIowiDg ItemJ: Pupat, denerts, tropieal fndts, pastries, etc for J_e 27 aad 28* (Thunday aDd friday) Ploue caD Robert Ankald(737-S244.J) or BIromi Suehiro (941-3582)-

AIIo, tIIen is a request for flower leis (8I'OIIIId 20 iuehes IoDI that are Dot dell) to be taken by the tour members to the Arizoaa Memorial anti aboard the Missouri. Please cal EveIyD Tsuda If .JOU ....... 80IDe leis for the tour group OD Jane 28ft .

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ANNUAL CLUBHOUSE CLEAN-UP

JUNE 15, 1001. TIME: 8:30a.m. Bento LlIIlCh for Volunteers

If you need suppUes for the clean-up, please let tile office know. Phone 946-0272 •••• **.* •••••• * •••••••••••••••••••••••• * ••••••• * •••••• * •••• ***** ••• ***

MAUl CHAPTER NEWS By Tom Nagata

MaW Chapter members held their annual Mother's Day luncheon on Tuesday, May 14, at the Maui Beach HoteL Hardworking Satoji and Am Arisumi were in charge of this hlJlCltoon. They presented, the wives and widows with a pot of colorful flowering plants, and the extra pots of flowers were given to those ladies that had attained the age of eighty years or over.

Stanley Izumigawa, chapter president, called on Wataru Kanesbina to bless the food and it was ladies first at the weB laden buflet table. We were happy to see the wives of Wataru Kaneshina and Takesbi Topsy Omuro attend the luncheon although they had dHliculty walking due to stroke or leg injury. At the conclusion of the most etUoyable meal, Ptesident Jzumjgawa. thanked Satoji and Ann Arisumi and all those present gave a roUDd of applause in appreciation. ..

On Memorial Day, Monday May 27, President Izumigawa will represent the 100th In£ Dn Veterans at , the flower presentation ceremony that is conducted by the MaW County Veterans CouncR ann1raUy at the Makawao Vetenums Ceremony. Stanley obtained the flowers free of charge and we appredate his Idndness and dedication to our fiJ.JIen comrades. Mabalo!

The Sons and Daughters of the Nisei Veterans Club has invited aU veterans and their spouses orthe loot', 442-, and MIS to a luncheon and casino games day at the Kahului Community Center on Sunday, June 23 from noon to 4 p.m.

Reminder: The 60th anniversary celebration of the lOOth' In£ Dn on June 27 to June 30th in Honolulu.

August 6: Luncheon meeting at 11 a.m., Asian Cuisine &. Sports Bar, Kahului. There win be a $3.00 assessment for members, wives and widows.

For anyone wishing to donate to the 100th In£ Do. Scholarship Fund, please man to looth In£ Bn Veterans 520 Kamoku Street Honolulllt Hi. 96826

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The PakaPuka Parade is the monthly newsletter of the Wodd War U l00th Infantry Battalion Veteraus association (aka Club 100). Published at 520 Kamoku Street, Honolulu, HI 96826.

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DOG CHAPTER NEWS By Helen Nikaido

During our tour to the Spark Matsunaga Medical Center on April 28, I noticed the name plate of the patient James Noji (0). Stella Nakayama and I went in to see him but he was asleep.

Our dear friends Eric Abe (transplanted kotonk, formerly from Maw) passed away on June 11. We extend our deepest sympathy to Irene and family.

We are planning a luncheon in August. When the date, time and place is decided, you will be notified.

"OPU" IDRANAKA'S ONE PUKA PUKA 2002 JAPAN AUTUMN TOUR We will leave Honolulu on October 19th and arrive in Tokyo on the 20th

• In Tokyo we will go to the Koma Gekijyo to see the Hosokawa Takashi Bnka recital. After, we will take in the sights of Shinjuku before enjoying a shrimp tempura dinner at the Tsunahachi Restaurant. On Oct 21 we leave Tokyo to board the bullet train for Kaminoyama Yonezawa. Continue by bus to visit a local winery and proceed by climbing Mt. Zao by ropeway. At the top ofMt Zao enjoy the serene beauty ofLak.e Okame, a tiny caldera lake formed by volcanic eruptions many centuries ago Transfer by bus to Icmnoseki and to Geibikei Gorge to take a river cruise. Enjoy the brilliant autumn colors carpeting both sides of the picturesque gorge with rock walls rising to several hundred feet at some spots. Bus to Chusonji Temple. Chusoqji houses a national treasure called Kojoodo a glittering mausoleum covered in gold leaf Sendai is known throughout Japan to have the best variety of , 'ben to" lunches. We will be able to purchase the bento of our choice to eqjoy on the train ride back to Tokyo. Visit the Edo Tokyo museum which is located next to the Kokugikan stadium the home of sumo in Japan. We will treat ourselves to authentic "cbanko-nabe" dinner, the chosen food of the sumo wrestlers. We will board a train to lmaihama Tokyu Resort in lzu where will enjoy the baths and other amenities of the hotel before dinner which will be prepared by world class chefs featuring the delicacies from the water surrounding the lzu Penisula. Orange picking before heading back to Tokyo. In Tokyo we will go to the NHK Music Hall to enjoy the Kayo concert featuring Japan's top enka and pop singers. Optional tour to Tsukiji Market. October 31st leave Tokyo for Honolulu. Next meeting July 18 10:30 a.m. at the clubhouse.

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CLUB 100 KARAOKE KAI NEWS By Ted Hamasu

The Club 100 Karaoke Kai recently lost another member in the passing of Kaoru Yonezawa. He was one of the staunchest backers of the Karaoke Kai with his loving wife Sadako. The members of the Kai express their deepest condolences to Sadako and her immediate fimrily and relatives for this great loss. Gassho, Kaoru, rest in peace.

The Karaoke Kai members met on May 4th at the clubhouse to discuss the latest request :from the Board of Directors to remove the Karaoke equipment from the conference room before the clubhouse clean up on June 15th

• Since members are interested in using the machine on Saturdays, we decided to keep it and find a new location to store it. It was left to Ted Hamasu to find a location (Ted reports that the new storage area is located just outside of the conference room on the left side of the entrance) Members who were present at the meeting were Arthur Komiyama, Nancy Nakamura, Sadako Yonezawa, Robert Takesbige, Marge Toma, Elsie Oshita, Gladys Sumi~ Mitsuo Hamasu, Janet Aok4 Beatrice Shinoda and Edward Ikuma.

The members decided that we should get together more often. They picked Marge Toma as Chairperson to plan a get together on the 9th of November at 11:00 a.m. to have a luncheon at Fuk Yuen restaurant in McCully after which we will retire to the clubhouse for a "get re-acquainted" karaoke singing and fellowship. We will be trying to contact all members that were active in the Karaoke Kai in the past.

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CHARLIE CHAPTER NEWS WarrenIwai

MEETING:We bad eleven (11) members at our May 20th meeting and 13 for lunch.as you can see the free lunch bas its drawing power. Philip Matsuyama from Kona was back again and Larry Masanobu Kamiya Kamiya was also back although still nursing his aching back. Y oshio Anzai was there but no beer please.

Our bento ~ Takeichi Onishi is also back. He was not in Las Vegas last month but was sick at home. You don't need a car to come to our meetings. Join Saburo Isbitani and walk to the clubhouse. You not only get to meet the gang but also get your daily needed exercise too. We missed our judge, Toshimi Sodetani. Toshimi and Lillian are on a trip.

I called Rusty Nakagawa and he says that he has recovered from his bout with pneumonia and he is taking his daily walking exercise. We can expect to see him back at our next meeting.

Our 60th anniversary celebration is coming along fine. I am expecting a turn out of 600 people for the banquet. If you have not sign up yet please hurry. I received a report that Warren Tamura from Idaho is coming and he is also golfing too. Another golfer coming is Willy Goo from MauL

One item of importance brought up during the meeting was membership in the club. For Charlie Chapter to survive we need new members. So we are asking our sons and daughters to join up. We need you guys.

NEXT MEETING OF CHARLIE CHAPTER IS MONDAY, JUNE 17TH. JOIN US FOR LUNCH - IT'S ON THE HOUSE. SEE YOU THERE!

LADIES CORNER: The ladies luncheon on April 24th at KCC dining room was hugh success. Good food, good company and lots of good ladies talk --what more can you ask? The ladies are taking a summer break and plan to meet in September. Luncheon, at Hale Koa is being planned by Yukie Akita and Alice Nakagawa

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RURAL CHAPTER CHATTER By Ted Hamasu

Rural Chapter held its bi-monthly meeting on Friday, 17 May froml1 :00 a.m. at Zippy's restaurant in Wahiawa with 8 members present. Charlie Nishimura came by bus from Kaneohe. I asked him what time did he leave home and he said he caught the bus at 8:00 a.m.. When I a'rrived, I saw him waiting for the meeting to start. The' others present were Masaharu Saito, Harry Kamikawa, Hideo Tokairin, Kenneth Riga, Kiyomi Kaneshige, Mitsuo Nagaki and Ted Hamasu. After a bowl of won ton mein for lunch, we started our meeting. Our treasurer Sus Ota was not feeling good so he was absent. Take care, Sus. The members were reminded that all should have submitted their registration for the 60th anniversary and that all should make every effort to be there for it may be our last hig hurrah.

Harry Kamikawa and Ted Hamasu will be attending the 40h anniversary of the USS Arizone Memorial Dedication on May 27 at the Memorial Visitor Center from 7:30 a.m. Public is invited.

Susumu Ota will represent the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans at the Waialua Lions Club Memorial service to be held at Haleiwa Memorial Park on May 26th from 10:00 a.m.

The clubhouse clean-up will be held on June 15 from 8:00 a.m. Rural Chapter is to help clean the kitchen. Please bring lots of elow grease and rags. Breakfast will be served at 9:30 a.m.

The Military Recognition Luncheon will be held on May 22 from ll:OO a.m. at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom. Wear you clubshirt. The luncheon is paid for by the Mother Club. The 60th anniversary banquest cost will be paid for by the Chapters for its president instead of by the Mother Chapter as in the past. NO MORE MONEYl!

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The chapter will be buying lunch for members attending the next meeting on July 19 at Zippy's in Wabiawa. See you all there!

The other day I received word that Lefty Mizusawa was stricken with a stroke and is under rehabilitation at home under the loving care of his wife, Miyoko. Gambare, Lefty and hope to see you around real soon.

I called Michael Hamamoto to see how he was doing with his bum leg. He said he went to the hospital after he fell while working in his yard and broke his shin bone. He was sent to the Rehab Center and stayed there for about 2 weeks There he met Lefty Mizusawa who was undergoing treatment for his stroke. Hama, take care

Last week we were invited to Maui by my brother, Edgar and his wife Helen, to visit Maui because my wife Kitty bad never seen the Valley Isle. We stayed for a couple of days and wbile the ladies were enjoying themselves, Edgar and I went for a game of golf at the Maalea golf course. We were only a twosome and the group ahead of us had six guys, so we had to wait a while after each hole before we could move. While we were waiting on the second hole, a group with threewome came so we invited them to join us. As we introduced each other, I was surprised to see Wataru Kaneshina there with his friends. That morning as we were driving from Kihei to the golf course, I thought of Wataru and wondered what course he plays at, so meeting him there was a pleasant swprise. "He said that he plays 3 days of the week and goes to the golf course to shoot the breeze with his buddies the rest of the week. Wataru and I were inF Company when we first joined the l00lh.

Wataru created a nice business by going to the go1f courses and looking for balls after playing 9 holes every other day. He says that he is 87 years old and he walles the 9 holes

After playing 9 holes, Edgar and I bade them aloha and went to the back nine. Boy, that course is a rough one with its' hills and valleys, especially the back nine. I thought it was a very challenging course. My score, ah we did not keep our scores -we just went for the exercise and:fun. We rode the cart, but at the end I was pooped. My advice to you if you plan to play there - bring plenty balls. I lost 2 balls but folmd one so T was minus one hal) Edgar lost; fQ~and~_~!ltn'buted Wataru's business.. Keep on swinging, Wataru!

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STONES By Ben Tamashiro, Guest writer

'Twas a most beautiful morning here in Manoa, the 12th of May. The early Sunday morning service at Valley Church had concluded and Gloria and I were just marking time waiting for the congregation to disperse when Aki Nosaka stopped me and without any preJjrninaries asked me whether I could submit an article for the upcoming Parade. Well, although such is not within my normal calling especially on short notices and tight deadlines, here I am at it again. Which says, if nothing else, that she surely has a pragmatic handle on time and place for pulling out that old refrain. But, this I might add to show that all's well .... the morning was still bright and beautiful as we said delayed goodbyes to our minister, the Rev. Dan Hatch.

Just started reading a new novel by Jean M. Auel titled, "The Shelters of Stone." The 749 page novel promises a sweeping story of love and danger in prehistoric society. Prehistoric is that period, about 2-2112 million years ago, before man discovered writing, about 5,000 years ago. And Stone Age is that entire period during which early people Jives; so-called because tools, etac. Were first made and developed of stone. In my continning curiosity about such things I frequently turn to Genesis I in the hlble to review and ponder over how it all began: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the filce of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the filce of the waters."

To me, therein lies man's basic mission in life - to give fonns to earth and fill in the voids. Man has been trying to do just that, of course. Now along comes the ''The Shehers of Stone" which promises to give me a new feel for life in caves, how it all began; the provocation for this piece.

Of course stones have been part of mankind's life since tahe beginning. They can serve as pillows or seats, for instance, when nothing else is available for such. They can be used to cover the mouth of a well or close the entrance to a cave. From the story of Christ's crucifixion in Matthew 27 come these lines: And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth. And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed."

And we all know the story of David and Goliath, how the young lad volunteered to fight the Philistine giant armed only with a sling and five smooth stones, toppled the giant with his first shot, then chopped offhis head.

That story, at this moment of recall, leads me a particular aspect of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the 17th

century Japan. To maintain its class distinctions, commoners were severely punished even for such things as speech or rude behavior against the samurai. The rule of ''kirisute gomen" - permission to cut down and leave - meant that the samurai could, right there at the point of infraction, draw his sword and chop off the head of the offending commoner without so much as a gomen nasai

During my early days on Kauai, the only ''weapon'' I ever owned was a slingshot made from the "¥' fork from the branch of a young guava tree and the sling made from rubber from the inner tube of an automobile tire (in those days, all tires had inner tubes so this was a plentiful commodity). Our targets used to be mangoes, mynah birds, rice birds, toads, whatever - anything to test our marksmanship. But unlike David's, smooth stones were hard to come by so we used just about any kind of little stones we could find on the roadsides for pellets.

In World War II the tOOth lived and fought mostly in the hilly and mountainous areas in Italy and France. Once, as we were moving up to new positions in the front ~ Italy, Masao Yotsuda, a member of Dog Company's kitchen crew got hold of me and said that he had never been up to the front and would like to see what it was like. Surely, I said, grab some ammunition bags (81mm motors) and follow me.

And we worked our way up the hill to the top where the battalion was deployed and firing at the enemy as he fired back at us from across the narrow ravine. As we lay on our bellies observing the fighting, suddenly I feh a premonition. "Duck!" I yelled out to Masao as I ducked my head too behind a rock. In that split -second instant, a bullet slammed smack into the air with a loud "z-z-z-z-ing" then plopped right down next to the rock! I gingerly reached out for the spent bullet and stuck it in my pocket; one smashed, 30 caliber shell among the zillions of spent bullets strewn on battlefields all over the world. I managed to hang on to it throughout the rest of the war but lost it in the postwar period.

My home on Woodlawn Dive in Manoa faces eastward and every morning when I open the front door I'm looking at Waahila Ridge straight on with its grove of pine trees at the top and other groves covering the whole hi1lside. And as I greet each new morning with a short prayer of thanks to the Lord, the mass of stones before me often seem to speak to life itself.

In short, this brief composition has favored me with a moment in which to set down my thoughts on a subject I have a never written about before. For instance, I can't imagine how life would have changed for me if that rock hadn't been there in 1944 on that mountaintop in Italy to deflect that enemy bullet.

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BAKER CHAPTER NEWS By Evelyn Tsuda

Bernard Akamine has resigned as reporter for Baker Chapter and Joe Muramatsu has been recruited to take over from the next issue. Wtth much arm twisting by the president, Robert Arakaki, I consented to write for this issue.

And now for some news ..... On April 27, Saturday, the annual Baker "family" get-together was held at the Clubhouse,

chaired by Bernard Akamine and Ann Kabasawa. We.experimented with a lunch affajr but, much to our chagrin, the turnout was not as expected because so many of the grandchildren could not attend as they are involved in sports activities on Saturdays. The co-chairmen were very disappointed, to say the least, in the number of persons who called, necessitating the implementation of the grapevine to get a good idea of the probable turnout. Nevertheless, 62 adults and children attended and enjoyed the lunch, partly catered and partly prepared by Ann Kabasawa, Clyde Sugimoto, Aki Nosaka and Jan Nadamoto. Desserts, tsukemono and other goodies were donated by Nancy Arakaki, Evelyn Tsuda, Jeanette Akamine, Tosbiko Ono, Marie Yoneshige, Miki Tsubota and Sharon Albus. For entertainment, we started off with a Jan-ken-po game and continued with bingo. Door prizes also were given out and as usual, everyone taking home at least two prizes. Cash donations were received from Robert Arakaki, Sonsei Nakamura, Lefty Tanigawa, Sakae Tanigawa, Kats Maeda, Tokuji 000, Roy Nakayama and Cathy Tsuda. Priscilla Hirose donated $100 in observance ofYoshio's birthday the day before. Door prizes were received from Robert Arakaki, Lefty Tanigawa, Sophie Hatakenaka, Bernard Akamine, Chieko Shikamura, Tom Tsubota, Masa Toma, Roy Arakaki. We wish to send a big MAHALO to all those who contnbuted to the success of the party, especially the hard-working co­chairmen and the cooks.

Riki and I lucked out when we went to Japan recently. We had never seen the cherry blossoms more plentiful and gorgeous; and the icing on the cake was the spectacular view of Fuji-san, exactly like the postcard pictures.

Robert and Nancy Arakaki also bad an eyeful of the beautiful sakura and Fuji-san on their tour of Japan, which included two weeks in Okinawa. They enjoyed visiting with their relatives there for a week in addition to shopping and trying all kinds of dishes.

Joe and Catherine Muramatsu traveled eastward to a cold country. They accompanied their daughter Joyce (001) and he1' family to Chicago to visit their granddaDgj.ter.-He has-promised to write-· about his "adventures" in the next issue.

James Metcalf of Struthers, Ohio, made a generous donation of $250.00 to Baker Chapter in memory ofToshio "Poka" Anamizu \

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By Ray Nosaka

WISHFUL TIllNKING?? If I were granted a ~'wish come true", I would wish for a h'brary to be built annexed to Turner Hall. This would be a project for the Sons and Daughters to plan and manage, but wouldn't it be feat to have a place where the public could come in to read and learn about the history of the 100 Inf. Bn. Things that are presently stored away could be put on display. The apartment that is now being used for storage by the Sons and Daughters can be vacated and rented out for additional income. I hope that in my lifetime I will see this dream come true.

The following people have signed up to attend the Mini-reunion in Las Vegas in October: Kunio Fujimoto, Chester Hada, Robert & Nancy Arakaki, Seitoku & Sbizue Akamine, Y oroku & Asako Ito, Stanley & Yukie Akita, Seicbi Hoashi, Wt1liam Naganuma, Marian Yamamoto, Tsugie Hamasaki, Charles & Ethel Nishimura, Kenneth & Florence Mitsunaga, Joyce Mitsunaga, Norman Oda, George & Hisako Miyashiro, Earl Miyashiro, Hideo & Sumie Kon, Dorothy Kikuchi, Fusako Murai, Matsue urnshima, Richard & Mildred Hosaka, Fred & Nora Moribara, Stanley & Doris Kimura, Takeichi & Lorraine Miyashiro, Takeichi & Dorothy Onishi, Leighton & Gladys Sumida, Seiji & Kinuye Tanigawa, Carl Tonaki, Jane Tonaki, Kazuto & Lynn Shimazu, Rikio & Evelyn Tsuda, Shigeru & Mieko Tsubota, Ray & Aki Nosaka.

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Let me introduce"Ms NataHe Chiemi Muramatsu". She is an 8th grader at Niu Valley Middle School and is the daughter of Miles and Roberta Muramatsu. Her grandparents are Joicbi and Katherine Muramatsu (Co. B).: . .

Natalie is a member of a girls scout troop and the State Select Band. She also participated in last year's Legacy Picnic at DAV on August 12, 2001. She helped with the sbaved ice and may have eaten more than she served.

As a child she read the book "Farewell to Manzanar" so she knows about the plight of the Japanese Americans in the US. She did not know the role the 100th Infimtry Battalion played in the events of. . WWII and beyond. She did not relate what happened more than 60 years ago to her present day life.

By participating in various l00th Infantry Battalion events, listening to the veterans, listening to us, her parents, uncles and aunts talk, her eyes are being slowly opened, connections are being made.

She has been given the opportunity to discuss her perception of the events of 9/11 and its effects on our nation. She can now relate the Manzanar story to the plight of the Arab-Amerlcans. She is seeing for herself the events of 9/11 unfold, revealing again the terrible prejudices of people just they bad occurred 60 years ago. Now she can see that what happened then and what the Nisei suffered should not be repeated otherwise their sacrificeS will have been for naught.

Let us help more people like Natalie to understand by participating in the annual Sons and Daughters Legacy Picnic.

SONS AND DAUGHTERS

There will be a SONS AND DAUGHTERS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING on Sunday, July 14th at 2:00pm at the clubhouse. Please come out and see what the sons and daughters are all about. If you have any questions, please call Ann Kabasawa or e-mail atannkaba@atoha.net

Etsuo Katano Francis Takemoto

Medics DCompany

April 30, 2002 May 26, 2002

Reminder to Karaoke, Crafts, Ukulele, and SoDS Be Daughters Clubs, Please have your items properly stored and or removed &om the Boardroom by lune 10. If you have any questions, please contact the oiBce. We look fO.rwarcl to haviag the boardroom cleaaed up by the annual deao-u day.

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1. Registration Packet Pick Up June 27 - 29, 2002 Where: Club 100 Clubhouse Name tags, event entry passes, and a sowenlr booklet packaged In a commemorative. tote bag will be available for pick up on the above stated days. For those who wIU be attending Juet the banquet, pick up your packet at the check In table that day (8130/02).

2. Hospitality June 27 - 28, 2002 Where:' Club 100 Clubhouse

. The ·Hosp~11ty Room- will be open on Thursday & Friday, from 10am tlII9pm on both days. This will be a common site for you to meet your family or friends, get Information on dally events, and check for messages. Ught refreshments will be served. Fee: Voluntary contributions are welcome. A head count Is requested. ~

3. Golf Tournament 8:00 am check In, June 27, 2002 Where: Honolulu Counby Club Playa round of 18 holes at this beautiful and challenging course. Prizes and an awards banquet await you after your double-digit score Is recorded. Complete and return the enclosed registration form. Tournament limited to first 48 registrants. Fee: $55 per player

4. USS MiSSOUri, Pearl Harbor, US ArIzona Memorial 1 :00 pm, June 28, 2002 Join us in a tour of the famous USS Missouri, take a boat tour of Pearl Harbor then visit the US Arizona Memorial where a floral wreath will be presented. Meet at the Clubhouse and you will be bused from the clubhouse to Pearl Harbor, tour accommodations and light refreshments are Included. If there Is a large enough group, bus may be able to pick you up from the hotel. Fee: $22 per person sorry ••• closed

4. Memorial Service 9:00 am, June 29. 2002 Where: Brothers In Valor Monument, Fort DeRussy, Walklki Morning services at the BIV monument In remembrance of our departed loved ones. Ught refreshments will be served. . Fee: No charge. but we do need a headcount for planning purposes

5 BasblMonte Cassino Noon, ~tu"e 29, 2002 Where: Clubhouse After the Memorial Service retum to the Clubhouse to join all for an Infonnal get together. Find out who else has come to the celebration and the latest going on for them. Good food and good fun are befng served. Fee: $12 per person

6. 60'" Anniversary Banquet Luncheon 10:00 am, June 30. 2002 Where: Coral Ballroom IV & V. Hilton Hawaiian VUlage. Walklkl The main event. our annual banquet should be quite a show. We have tried to keep It simple but befitting this memorable year. Review menu selections (separate sheet) and Indicate your choICe on the Celebration/Activities Registration Form. . Fee: $45 per person

7. Transportation Request Transportation wlH be provided to and from some of the activities listed above. Complete the enclosed request form if you wish to use this service. Fee: $5 per person/per day

Children's Answers to science exam questions:

Q: Name the four seasons A: Salt, pepper, mustard & vinegar

Q: How is dew formed? A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire

Q: How can you delay milk from turning sour? A: Keep it in the cow

Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty? A: He says good-bye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultury

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2nd Annual Legacy Picnic tOOth Infantry Battalion Veterans/Sons and Daughters

Sunday t August 18, 2002 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

DAV Picnic Grounds

The IOOth Infantry Battalion Veterans and the Sons & Daughters of the 100th invite you to the 2nd Annual Legacy Picnic. Last year we bad great time eating barbecue meat, learning crafts, and playing tug of war. This joint effort promotes fellowship between the Chapters as well as with the sons, daughters and grandchildren. Again there will be a delicious lunch, games, prizes, and crafts. And of course, all these activities are for the young and the young at heart.

Bring your goza, drinks, snacks and lots of enthusiasm. Let's make this a fun day for all. Need more reasons to attend? Read on!

Prizes Galore! Round trip (for two) ticket to Las Vegas including the botel accommodations, Microsoft X Box (computer game player valued at $300.00), and computer games (valued at $50.00 eaCh). Bring your children and ten your grandchildren about these prizes and more.

Early Bird Registration (by 8/10/02): S 7.00 (Children under 8 or over 89 are free) Regular Registration (8110/02 - 8118102): $10.00 Registrations begin June 26th. Additional applications will be available during the 60th

Anniversary packet pick up period and at the bimqlJet.

Donations of $$$$, prizes, dessert, and tsukemono will be appreciated. "

Are you a talented baker? We're planning a baking contest so get out your mixing bowls &

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Questions? Call' Ann Kabasawa (734-0841) or Gary Doi (677-9398). E-mail Ann at annakaba@aloha.net or Gary: sakura@aloha.net.

Make checks payable to: Sons and Daughters of the IOOth Infantry Battalion Picnic

Mail check and application to: Sons and Daughters of the lOOth Infantry Battalion 516 Kamoku St., Apt. 206 Honolulu, ill 96826

The Picnic booth at the 60th Anniversary Celebration will also be happy to accept your p~yment & registration if you wish to register in person.

CLUB .100 CALENDAR OF EVHNTS FOR JUNE, 2002

ABLE ............................•••.... Saturday, June 22 &: Saturday, July 27 ....................•...•.. u.8:00am BAKER ............................... ·• (no meeting in June due to clean-up) ... Saturday, July 20 .... 1:00pm CHARLIE ........................... Monday, June 17 & Monday, July 15 ............................ 10:00am ocx:; .................................... (no meeting in June) .. Saturday, July 20 ............................ 9:00am HQ .......•............................. no meeting ...............•.....•..................•................................. HAW All ........................ to be announ.ced .................................................................... . MA 01 ..•.•...••...•.••••.•••..... t:o 'be anno~ced .................................................................. . RURAL ..............•....•...• , . (no meetln.g in June) ... Friday, J'Uly 19 .................................... .. KAUAI .....................•..... to 'be announced .......•.................••............................ ,., ....... . BOARD MEETING •......... FridaYI June 14 ................•...........................................••..... 9:3Oam. 6()th ANNIVERSARY COMMITI'EE .... Sunday, June 2. ............................................ 9:00am ANNUAL CLEAN-UP ....•. Saturdayl June 15 ....•.•..........•..................................... 8:00am FAMILY SUPPORT .......... Sunday, June 23 ........................................................ 11:30am GREEN THlJMBS ............ Monday, June 3 ........................................ (Lounge) .... 10:00am 60th ANNIVERSARY BANQUET Sunday, June 30 (Hilton Hwn. Village, Coral BR) .. 10:00am SONS & DAUGHTERS GEN. MEM. MTG Sunday, July 14 ................................ -2:00pm No PPP for July!!

Deadline for articles for the Aug. , 2002 issue is on Tuesday, July 16, 2002. (Please submit your artides on time or your artide wiD not be included in the issuel?

ATfHNTION Our e-mail addresses for the PukaPuka Parade chapter/s&D news & articles are: TERAOKADOOl@hawaii.lT.com or annkaba@a1oha.net. For club business, questions or correspondence, e-mail usatpparade@aol.com

The PukaPuka Parade collating will 'be on Thursday, July 25, '2002 at 8:30am. Able and Charlie chapters are responsiblp. for prOviding the manpower & refreshments, but everyone lse=.. is welcome tokokua©

100th Infantry Battalion Veterans 520 Kamoku Street Honolulu HI 96826-5120

NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. Postage

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