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Army veteran returns WWII ‘good luck’ flag to Japanese soldier’s family
A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the family of a Japanese soldier who carried it ...
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It’s a miracle, say family of Japanese soldier killed in WWII, as flag returns from U.S.
Toshihiro Mutsuda was only 5 years old when he last saw his father, who was drafted by Japan's Imperial ... to have the flag, we knew immediately that the flag did not belong to us,” Banta ...
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Replica of Perry’s flag connects his descendant with kin of recipient
However, when the United States went to war with Japan in 1941, Nathaniel’s grandson, who was Takashi’s grandfather, and other family members burned Perry's American flag for fear of persecution.