Nathlyn Hirohama and Lizy Moromisato.

One day Harold went to Harrys Texaco station.he was unaware of a secret from their past.

where they had just held a parade for him and his friends.a mechanic you didnt want to distract when concentrating on diagnosing a cars issues.Honoring Heroes by Singing Their Praises By ROBERT M.

Harrys Texaco was where his family brought their cars for servicing.LLCHarold Payne (right) performs with Royce Jones and Ken Fong at the Sansei Rockers concert in 2024.

and he performed a solo for the Veterans Memorial Court Alliance Joint Memorial Day Service in Little Tokyo.

This not only impressed Harold but these memories would later inspire him to write the words and music to honor these veterans.it was like a new game of cops and robbers.

Photo provided by Kazuo YakuraYakura was assigned to protect Japanese Emperor Hirohito in 1975.Very few Japanese lived back there.

Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.Kazuo traveled back and forth to Hawaii to protect the president and vice president during their meetings with foreign heads of state.