Bill Watanabe writes from Silverlake near downtown Los Angeles and can be contacted at billwatanabe@earthlink.

YAMAMOTO/Rafu ShimpoThe Redondo Union High School MCJROTC Honor Guard conducted the 21-rifle salute at a Memorial Day service on May 26 in Gardena.who served with distinction from 1970 to 1997 with the U.

000 Japanese Americans who served in the military during World War II.represented by Don and Phyllis Generaux.sharing his leadership experience and dedication to service with the next generation.

The names can be found at the Veterans Memorial Court next to the Japanese American Cutural and Community Center in Little Tokyo.I learned that over half of this group were Sansei Vietnam-era veterans that meet for breakfast the first of every month at Kings Hawaiian restaurant and bakery in Torrance.

I would especially like to celebrate the surviving Sanseis that served during the Vietnam War who never received a thank-you or a welcome home.

VIP guests included Gardena City Councilmembers Paulette Francis and Rodney Tanaka; and Ken Hayashi of the Veterans Memorial Court Alliance and the Japanese American Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee.making this class an avenue for fulfillment and self-confidence.

Photos: MAI OMOTO/Rafu ShimpoFounder Jeremy John presenting his curriculumBy MAI OMOTO.There are plenty of groups of people that face these issues [of social isolation].

the CCC was able to receive funding.he then observed how his grandparents found their own hobbies.