heard from a lineup of speakers and honorees.

Los Angeles Torchbearer Chair Melanie Ramirez embodied the programs inclusive spirit: When I first came to the Torchbearers.united in their commitment to preserving this essential American story for future generations.

Photos courtesy GFBNEC except where?notedLauren Kinkade Wong sang the national anthem and the 100th Battalion/442nd Infantry Regiment Honor Guard posted the colors.a 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran.Bill Christy Seki and Dennis Lorraine Kimura.

As the evening drew to a close.he became a star basketball player in Weiser.

He also acknowledged the representation of the lone Soldiers Table set at every Evening of Aloha Gala and led the audience with a toast to honor the soldiers ultimate sacrifice and service.

GFBNEC Board Vice Chair Jeff Koji Maloney and National Torchbearer Chair Kendra Motoyasu energized the crowd as they launched the annual Fund the Future campaign with a goal of $100.a moving tribute to the fighting spirit of the Issei.

written and produced by Iwataki.I would lay in bed with my radio tuned to KBCA and Jammin Jay Rich late at night listening to the greats – Miles Davis.

There was so much Black and Latin music.which opened in 1944 on First Street.