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MONTHLY NEWS

NOVEMBER 2000

FROM THE EDITOR'S PUKA ,) by Don Matsuda, Editor

Due to illness, Drusilla has had a near insurmountable amount of work piled up on her desk. So I asked Kimi Matsuda to do the typing. Thanks Kimi. I did the paste up. Please excuse me if I made some computer paste-up errors that might cause some difficult reading. I did my best to clean them up. As usual Drusilla does most of the work.

Mahalo to PukaPuka Volunteers. We know you were here, but we can't locate the sign-in sheet. Our apologies for mis-placing it. Maybe one of you will volunteer to take charge of this important task each month!

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CLUB 100

GREEN THUMB

45TH ANNUAL

ORCHID SHOW AND PLANT SALE

Saturday, November 18 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday, November 19 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Parking at Ala Wai School

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE by Don Matsuda

Good news, bad news: Our hard working Executive Secretary has been offered a wonderful and extremely challenging job that she cannot refuse. We all wish you well, Drusilla Many 100th members say you are the best we ever had. I can believe that. You are a hard act to follow. You spoiled us with all the extra work you have done for us. We will have to make the adjustments. As a first hand observer, I can say that without Drusilla, the Medal of Honor events would not have been such a great success. She made key planning. and implementing suggestions to the executive committee consisting of high powered military, business, State, and City officials. She will be a great asset wherever she works. Thank you very much, .Drusill~ Molto grazie, arigato, and beaucoup mahalo.

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It was a unanimous vote that made General David A. Bramlett the newest Honorary Member of Club 100. In nominating General Bramlett, Joe Muramatsu cited the many w~s that General Bramlett has helped Club 100 over the years, beginning with the planning of the 50 Anniversary of the End of WWII and including helping Joe with his speech for the Fort Benning Memorial Dedication. 2nd vp Martin Tohara said he would never forget that it was General Bramlett who pushed Mike Tokunaga's wheelchair into position at the 54th Memorial Service. General Bramlett's help was so valuable during the planning of the Medal of Honor Swute, and especially for the luncheon banquet. General Bramlett told Joe he was very honored to accept the al>pointment as Honorary Member. The Board requested a photo ofhim in uniform and the General agreed to provide it.

Note: The November Board of Directors Meeting is postponed to Friday, November 17, because President Don Matsuda will be in Washington, D.C., for the dedication of the Memorial to Japanese American Patriotism During World War II and the WWII National Memorial.

The PukaPuka Parade is the monthly newsletter of Club 100, an association of World War II Veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion. Published at 520 Kamoku Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96826.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY'S REPORT by Drusilla A. Tanaka

I can't believe that this is my "farewell" report to you as Executive Secretary of Club 100. The five years have gone by so fast, and I still say that this is the best job I ever had! Each of you has made my work enjoyable and meaningful However, it is time to move on to greater challenges. Beginning November 1, I will assume the position of Program Director of the Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center. Many of you are familiar with this Senior Center, and I look forward to seeing you and serving you there. The call from the Catholic Charities Elderly Services came out of the clear blue sky and when things like that happen, you pay attention. I wasn't even looking for another job, so it was even more mysterious and exciting that this should be happening. The first person I consulted was not my husband, but my father. He gave me his blessings and encouraged me to go for it. Within a week, ~eiYeg a letter offer.and ~~ ~.~~m<:~.1»:~ingtb~~\VstQJheJ).9ard of Directors. I have J received many congratulatory remarks and good wishes. Thank you all for understanding. There are systems and procedures in place here for all the major club events and I am confident that things will run smoothly here. I hope to join Club 100 as a full-fledged life member, as soon as the application forms are ready and they accept my dues! Also, I expect that this new job will allow me to have some free time to become active with the Sons and Daughters once again. Mahalo for the many kindnesses extended to me over the past five years. I do hope to continue my association with Club 100, so I won~t say "goodbye," I'll just say, "So long for a while."

Mahalo to the foUowing for their thoughtful donations to Oub 100: • $50 from lsamu Tsuji (HQ) • $100 from Joy and Denis Teraoka (D) for the Post Parade Party • $20 from Thomas Omine (442/ A-T) for the Post Parade Party • $20 from George Mitsunaga (MIS) for the Post Parade Party • $100 from Yeiki Kobashigawa (B) • $100 from Jill Fujimoto in memory ofMasao Fujimoto (FlHawaii) • $100 from Kazue Tanaka in memory ofHaruo Kawamoto (A-KIA) • $100 from Y2K Japan Tour Members in memory of"Biffa" Moriguchi (A) • $25 from William Kaya (0) for the Memorial Service • $300 from George Joe Sakato (442.MOH) in memory of his brother, Henry Sakato (B) • $100 from the Hawaii Bonsai Association • $25 from Ian and Eda Kinnear in memory of Johnny Miyagawa (ClMaui) • videotape of the 55th Memorial Service from Kunio Fujimoto (A) • copy of "Confinement and Ethnictty" from James Tanabe • framed oil painting depicting the Medal of Honor and the names of those recent MOH recipients

who have passed away from SeisablU'o Taba (HQ)

Thank you to the following whose gifts are for the PukaPuka Parade: • $50 from Nancy Sakaki in memory of John Sakaki (A) • $50 from Setsuzo Yamashiro • $50 from Charles Nakamine in memory ofShinyei Nakamine (B-KlA-MOH) • $100 from Richard and Phyllis Czimer (34th ID)

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Wekome to the Octogenarian Oub to Kentoku Nakasone (C) who will celebrate his 80th birthday in November!

55th ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE by Bernard S. Akamine, Chair

Thank you to everyone who came to decorate the gravesites and columbarium at Punchbowl on Saturday, September 23. This year for the first time HQ, A, B, Rural and Fox Chapters consolidated their flower orders and with the help of the sons and daughters and grandchildren and other volunteers decorated all of the gravesites in less than 2 hours. Since it was the first time we did it,this way, we have a few kinks to work out, but, the feeling seems to be that we should continue with this plan as long as the sons and daughters will lend us a hand. Thanks to Jan (Nakamoto) Kuniyoshi for negotiating with the flower grower on the Big Island and getting those beautiful bouquets at a bargain price. Thank you to Sus Ota (D/Rural) for hauling all of those heavy boxes from the airport to the clubhouse.

The Memorial Service the next day was well-attended, with 391 people all together. Special thanks to Pauline Sato, General David Bramlett, Rev. Ryokan Am, Rev. Sidney Sumida, Gene Castagnetti, the Illth Army Band, the 100/442 US Army Reservists and the Pearl City Community Church Choir. The Boy Scouts, under the leadership of Paul Kusunoki, decorated all of the l00th gravesites with miniature American flags and that was an impressive sight. Thank you also, to the sons and daughters who assisted with the many details before, during and after the service. Our Memorial Service Committee unanimously voted to make a special plaque for Shigeru Inouye for his more than 40 years of providing the refreshments for the memorial services.

Here are words sung by the Pearl City Community Church Choir to the tune of "America the Beautiful:n

Ob, beautiful for tropic isles, for palms and tassled cane For tradewinds, flowers and sandy shores and sunshine through the rain. Hawaii nei, Hawaii nei, God shed His grace on thee And may thy beauty be preserved from mountains to the sea. (author unknown)

Indigenous and immigrant, our daughters and our sons; o may we never rest content till all are truly one. America! America! God grant that we may be A sisterhood and brotherhood from sea to shining sea. (Miriam Therese Winter) (printed with permission for this one-time use)

The following is Rev. Sidney Sumida's Prayer of Remembrance:

In our prayer of remembrance this morning, I'll be reading the names of those killed in action who are represented by their next ofkin. Of course, these are symbolic of all those men who have given their lives to preserve the freedom and liberty of this wonderful nation of ours.

Would you join your hearts with me in prayer.

God, I thank you for this time today~ for this opportunity to remember these men and the great values they represent. The value of duty, honor, faithfulness, of love for fiunily and friends and love for country.

Kaoru Fukuyama Haruo Kawamoto Albert Kawata Saburo Maehara Sadao Munemori Shinyei Nakamine Wtlfred Nishimura

Tadashi Otaguro Uichl Sakamoto Theodore T. Sueoka Haruyoshi Tateyama Katsumi Takasugi Thomas Yamanaga

Lord, we remember all of those who died in the service, for protecting the freedom and the values. Lord, they died that we may live. They died that we may experience. They died that we may have opportunity. And Lord, help US to live our lives to be the greatest memorial, as we are the recipients as we would live our lives to the fullest that we in tum would value

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freedom, justice and truth. Lord, help us to uphold courage, honor and dignity. Lord help us always to be willing to lay our lives down for one another. In Jesus' name. Amen.

(Note: Rev. Sumida is the son of Leighton Goro (A) and Gladys Sumida. Ooro said that the members don't believe that Pastor Sidney is his son!)

SPECIAL INVITATION FROM THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS

The Sons and Daughters of the l00th Infantry Battalion invite everyone in the Club 100 family to attend a seminar on "Advanced Care Directives and Living Wills," to be held on Saturday, November 11, 2000 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Turner Hall. Guest speaker will be Ms. Jeanette Koijane, from the State Executive Office on Aging, Kokua Mau Project. This seminar will be held at Club 100 on the 11 th in addition to the seminar announced earlier on November 1 at the UH Law School from 6 to 8 p.m. You may attend either one or both seminars. Parking for the November 11 seminar will be at Ala Wai Elementary School Parking Lot. Come and learn about the Living Will and the Durable Power of Attorney for healthcare. Learn how these powerful tools can help handle your family's affairs in a time of crisis.

Saturday, November 11, 2000 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Turner Han Park at Ala Wai School

l00TH INFANTRY BATTALION REPLACEMENTS by Stanley M. Akita

The gathering of replacements to the lOOth was held on September 23rd at the Clubhouse. In all, 36 replacements were present. Present from far away were Akira and Mary Told from Wisconsin; Frank and Haru Nishimura from Seattle and Bob Sato who conveniently came to visit his grand-daughter and found out about this gathering. Also from the smaller island ofMaui came Stanley Izumigawa.

Being that this gathering was the first of its kind, many of them never got to see each other since they parted over 55 years ago. Many have changed, with either a balding or gray hair, hearing aid, added

- .. wnnk1es-mrthe=race~~1lt1d1lttded weight; But 1l~matta'-what, -there was definitely. SODle.resemblance to what they looked like 55 years ago.

Many stories were told for the:first time in 55 years. This was the perfect time to reminisce about the good and bad days in Europe--of what they did during the pass to Napoli, Rome and during the Champagne Campaign. Most of the tales I gather was not of shooting the Germans but of the good times in Europe. If only I had a tape recorder to tape each story told.

As I mentioned to the group, this was one of the most unique gathering of its kind in the entire US and if I may say so, in the world. You hear of reunions of respective military units, but not of replacements to those units. I was amazed at the response originally to the gathering. Each and every one was very enthused to participate as a replacement. No one cared as to what we were having for lunch, or where it was going to be held and what time. They were just happy to get together as replacements to the l00th. You don't know how happy that made me.

You can say that this is a group of guys that is proud to be a replacement to the best unit in the US Army, the 100th Infantry Battalion.

VETERAN'S CEMETERY HANAPEPE KAUAI

September 24, 2000

tOOTH INFANTRY BATTALION MEMORIAL DAY by QuentiD C. Belles, Pres. MIS Vets of Kauai

Members of the 100th Infantry Battalion, friends and guests, it is my duty and indeed great honor to stand before you today in this place representing the Military Intelligence Veterans, and in this capacity, with those gathered here today, to honor the living and dead of the most singular and celebrated combat unit ofWWll. It is most fitting and proper that this day be chosen; for 57 years ago on September 29, 1943 a brave man and American patriot gave his life for his country. Sergeant Shigeo "Joe" Takata became, on that day ip Sept~ber, the first young blood shed and the first of the

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many IOOth Battalion combat deaths of that brutal campaign. That day, Sgt. Takata in support of the men ofhis assauh team, silenced the murderous fire of a German machine gun, and walked through the "Grim Valley of Death" that was the bloody road to Castelverte, Italy. Sgt. Takata was posthumously awarded the "Distinguished Service Cross." This DSC was one of the first medals for heroism awarded to these patriot waniors which would eventually total over 18,143 medals given for gallantry in combat to the l00th battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team including 9,486 Purple Hearts and the Congressional Medal of Honor awarded to PFC Sadao S. Munemori at Seravassa, Italy. This does not include the long delayed awards of Congressional Medals of Honor which have been recently awarded to men of the lOOthl442nd. It was said of these courageous men by one of the ranking generals of that war, "In combat you have been an outstanding organization; indeed you are probably the best assault troops in the army." In describing the proceedings of the award ceremony at Novi Ligure, war correspondent Lynn Crost reported the following, "Under a scorching sun in a big and dusty airfield I stood beside a visiting colonel during a regimental parade, the first time I had seen the lOOthl442nd banners flying and the entire Combat Team marching. After the ceremonies began, the colonel mopped sweat from his filce repeatedly as medals and ribbons and commendations were handed out and names rolled on and on. Finally I heard him mutter, "The only thing wrong with this outfit is that it has too many heroes." End of quote. I hasten to add that it is self manifest that there are then, present here today, on this hallowed ground, among the living and the fhllen of the "Purple Heart Battalion," those whose temole sacrifices on the killing fields of WWII in defense of their beloved country and for the freedoms it represents who are qualified far more than I to speak on this day. The men of the lOOth Battalion have assembled here today not only to honor at fhllen comrade but in memory of that legion of men who fought and died on the battle fields of Italy and indeed all of continental Europe and the far flung battlefields of WWII to bring about the total defeat of the Axis powers so that World Freedom might again prevail.

These valiant men whose fathers and mothers came from ancestral Japan to labor in the canefields of Hawaii and who drank of the irrigation water of the California grape orchards to quench their thirst, have left an inheritance so singular and extraordinary that their indelible footprints are left not only on the "Sands of Time" but on the hearts and souls of every new born child. Overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles that would have defeated lesser men, these heroic troopers of the first AJA unit to enter combat in WWII fought the mighty German Wehrmacht to a standstill and defeated them on the field of battle;· thus becoming the most decorated unit and most- sought after Allied combat warriors of WWII. With that same unyielding courage, will, and tenacity, they attacked the virulent prejudices that sent their mothers and fathers, relatives, :friends and neighbors to concentration camps such as Manzanar and Tu1e Lake. In truth, Tule Lake, Manzanar and other Relocation camps, are no less shrines of the indomitable American Patriotic spirit, than are the Killing Fields ofWWII, Valley Forge, Gettysburg, Flanders Field, Normandy, Monte Cassino, the silent grave stones of Punchbowl National Cemetery, the endless rows of white crosses at Arlington and our own Veteran's Cemetery where we salute the honored dead this morning. For, as these young American patriots were spilling their precious blood on the tar away battlefields of distant foreign soil to protect the rights of all free people guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States; many of them knew their fathers, mothers and loved ones were being deprived of those same legal and-· moral rights and indeed of American citizenship itself.

Yet, when these young heroes came back from WWII they once again fought against and threw off the yoke of prejudice and became the Law Givers, the Jurists, the Doctors, the Educators, Entrepreneurs and Military Leaders, indeed the inspiration and example to their children and to all those succeeding generations of AJAs and indeed to all Americans who would follow after them.

This is and was an unprecedented and phenomenal record of achievement by these courageous young AJA volunteers and citizen soldiers. An incident which succinctly and poignantly makes this point comes to mind. General Eric Shinseki who was born on this island and who was former commander of all United States forces in Europe and is presently United States Army Chief of Staff gave a talk to a small group of WWII AJA veterans at the Hanamaulu Cafe. In that talk and in his quiet unassuming way General Shinseki said, "I am in the position which I now hold because of you men having lunch with me here today!" From volunteer citizen soldier to Four Star General and Army ChiefofSta.tI: all in one generation. For, as surely as the past is the engine that drives the future, it is a patent and obvious truth that every American living today owes an enormous debt of gratitude to these heroic and valiant men of the l00th Infantry Battalion.

The lonely deaths and the tom and mangled bodies of young soldiers lying in the cold mud and bitter freezing rain of a distant land bear stark and mute testimony to the cost of that debt of freedom purchased and paid for in full on the battlefields of WWII; as indeed do the tears and quiet heartbreak of mothers, fathers and loved ones who waited in vain for the return of their young men. . .

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We are ~ assembled here today to honor the living and the dead of this valorous band of men who have given their last full measure of devotion to and for their beloved country, and as we hear the last notes of taps fade away in this hallowed place we, and that silent multitude from the battlefields of the past, salute those fallen comrades and commend them to a heroes' venerated eternal peace and everlasting rest.

HEADQUARTERS CHAPTER NEWS by Edward Ikuma

Seveml old aikanes were seen at our recent HQ chapter luncheon meeting held at Kengo's in Restaurant Row on October 17th. Present were: Doris Aimoto~ Akira and Pat Akimoto, Wilfred Fujishige, Midori Hirano, Fred and Bea Hosokawa, Ed and Hazel Ikuma, Masato Kodama and guest, Charles and Florence Miyashiro, Yoshikiyo Mugitani, Tom and Margaret Nosse, Frances Okazak~ Elsie Oshita, Ken and Janet Otagaki, Hisae Saito, Seisaburo Taba, Doris Tamashiro, Dorothy Tamashiro, Wally Teruya and Jan (Uchida) Sakoda (daughter of Gary Uchida). 26 all told. This event was coordinated and executed by chair Dorothy Tamashiro and assisted by Ken Otagaki After dispensing quickly with the business portion of the gathering, and a moment of silent prayer for our late prexy Ken Saruw~ we dug into the numerous ono kau kau. Artist Seisaburo Taba donated two framed ready-to-hang originals for this event, but it was decided to keep them for our door prizes at our Christmas party on December 16th. Thank you, Seisaburo.

Our next scheduled 'event will be our Christmas party. This event will be chaired by Jan (Uchida) Sakoda and her selected assistants. Lots of surprises are in store. Honorary Chairs are Wally and Ethel Teruya, both of whom have so graciously given their efforts to lead this event these many years past.

Taking a short rest from their regular coffeellunchltalk story commute at Ala Moana Center are Fred and Nancy Takahashi. Fred bas to check in with his doc for some back alignment. We hope things work out so they can resume their commute in short order.

-' . Anothe.r'''long;;;time"'llO-seeD-,was Aketo Doi or Waipahu. He was in Anti-Tank. section of HQ Company. He and his wife Yukie and son Milton attended the Long-Term Care seminar held at the clubhouse.

Mark December 16th on your calendar NOW for our Christmas party.

This year's Headquarter's Christmas party, to be held at 5:30 pm on Saturday, December 16, promises to be fun and exciting! In addition to our traditional program, we will be showcasing a talent show featuring our grandchildren! So, members, if you want to see your grandchildren "shine," have your son or daughter call Jan Sakoda (Gary Uchida's daughter) at 737-7778. As an incentive for the grandchildren, everyone who participates will receive a prize! (And I'm sure the grandparents' encouragement will help too!) Dinner again will be a catered affair but desserts are always welcomed! Cost for the dinner is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 years and younger. Remember to bring a gift for the keikis. This year, we are looking for other sons and daughters to help out so tell your children to expect a call asking for their kokua! To RSVP for this year's party, call Dorothy Tamashiro at 734-5122, Frances Okazaki at 732-2666, or Ed Ikuma at 732-6884 by December 2.

BAKER CHAPTER NEWS by Bernard Akamine

Received a letter from Frank Wada of Los Angeles; in the letter he says that two original members of Baker company that trained and took care of ~ Kotonk replacements will be remembered forever _ they are Hajime Yamane and Masami "Fat" Hamakado. Frank's daughter is a Senior Dean at Columbia University in New York.

We go walking, my wife and I, for one hour most days in Waikild on the makai side ofKalakaua Ave. On that side of the street are no cross streets so it's a non-stop walk from the natatorium to Royal Hawaiian Ave. Of course there are a few obstacles because of the construction. There is now a toilet right on the beach fronting Foster Tower between the Hawaiian Regent and the Pacific Beach Hotels. There are coin lockers located at strategic places. The walk is very interesting because there are so many different kinds of languages heard. In the old days, Louis Vuitton and Gucci shopping bags were plentiful; today it's ABC.

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Don't forget our Christmas Party on the 10th of December. Drusilla Tanaka reported that NO ONE called to help her with the party planning or program or prizes or entertainment for the children. She would like at least four people (wives, widows, sons, daughters, in-laws, grandchildren) to work with her and help spread the responsibilities. Don't be a Scrooge or a Grinch--please call her at 235-1343 to offer your help.

Remember The 100th Fishing Club?

Bernard Akamine (B), lwao Fujimori (0), Sam Hanashiro (A), Edward Hirokawa (A), Takeo Koyanagi (0), Sadashi Matsunami (0), Donald Nagasaki (A), Richard Nakahara (A), Kenji Nikaido (0), Richard Old (A), Yoshio Saito (A), Fumi Taniyama (A), Richard Tsutsui (0), Hiromu Urabe (0) and guests Joe Misbima and Yoshito Kidani--these were the members of the Club 100 Fishing Club. Every Friday eve1lin& a group of us living near the clubhpuse would gather and help Richard Oki prepare our meal for Saturday's outing. He would make delicious tripe stew, beef stew, chicken stew; but the best was his turkey-wing curry. What made this special was coconut milk-it was so ono! Since I bad a station wagon, I would go early Saturday morning to the clubhouse and load the pot of food and also our foot-locker-like box that held all our fishing equipment, like hooks and lines. Sinkers were an individual matter. Since Take Koyanagi lived at the clubhouse, together we loaded up my car. On the way to Campbell Industrial Park, we would stop in Aiea and buy ice and white gas. Someone living in the Liliha area would pick up hot-cake batter for our hot cakes on Sunday morning. Donald Nagasaki knew an official at Smith Chemical Co. that had a lease to the beach front property that we used as our weekly fishing grounds. The deal was that as soon as we got there, we would rake up the salt that accumulated in the salt flats. We would make a mound in one corner of the flat boxes that were about six inches deep. There must have been about 24 of these boxes that were about 10 feet by 10 feet, that took an hour of work for 2 or 3 of us. The rest would be setting up camp on the beach. But before anything else, we baited our hooks and had our lines in the water. After we bad raked the salt, we had to replenish the water in the flats. This concentrated salt water came :from tanks that measured about lOxlO and 6 feet deep. The replenishing involved using a gasoline powered water pump. Total time spent on this job was 3 hours. For this work, Smith Chemical allowed us the use of their property.

If the clubhouse was rented for a party on a Saturday night, we would break-camp early and we all came to the clubhouse and cleaned up Turner Hall. We got paid for this work, and the money was used for all the necessary things for our outings. Then we bad Sunday breakfast at the clubhouse. Each ofus was responsible for certain equipment--the tent belonged to Joe Mishima, so he took care of that. There were several gasoline lanterns, so they were assigned to several members to maintain them by draining the gasoline, washing off the salt and putting a few drops of oil in the tank. We bad a gasoline stove which required about the same kind of care as the lanterns. The pots and pans were usually washed by Take Koyanagi, Blue Nagasaki and myself and stored in the store room. At home, we had our own fishing gear to take care ot: washing the salt from our cars, poles, reels, and airing out the sleeping bags. The benefits I got from these fishing outings was not the fish I caught, but the relief I got from a stressful week of work-no telephone, no T.V., just a few ofus talking story and some card playing. I don't remember when we started to retire the club. We were getting too old and tired of the outdoor life.

There were family outings at least once a year. These outings were special. We bad steaks and lobsters. Someone in the club knew the owner of a beach house on Sunset Beach, so our families bad a comfortable weekend with lots of food, ocean air and lots of sunshine.

One memorable outing at Campbell Industrial Park was the time two haole ladies were sun-bathing in the nude on the beach-don't know who was more surprised .... us or the ladies! Another time was at Waimanalo. Our lines would snag low-flying sea birds. One weekend we invited Alekoki who lived at the clubhouse with Take Koyanagi As it got dark, Alekoki, who had consumed a few beers, got excited when one of the bells on a pole started ringing. Even though the bell was ringing, no line was being pulled so the rest of us knew it was a bird and just ignored it. But not Alekoki. He grabbed the pole and started reeling in the line. He got the surprise of his life when he saw the large bird--he ahnost got his eyes poked by its beak while untangling the wing from the line. All the while, we were all having a good laugh. He SW'e sobered up fast.

As for my fIShing tackle, my son gave up fi.shing, so they laid idle all this time, but they will be in use again because my granddaughter says she is interested in going surf-casting.

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CHARLIE CHAPTER NEWS (via the internet) by Warren Iwai

MEETING: 16 members were present at our meeting of October 16th. In the absence of Kazuto S~ our vice-president, Toshimi Sodetani presided. Judge Sodetani conducted the meeting efficiently and by the rules. But there was an outburst of concern when we found out that the man in charge of ordering our lunch was missing. What can be more important than our lunch? However, our competent party officials, Hiromi Suehiro and Kiyoshi Uyeno took care of the situation. The treasurer, Roy Nakamura, reported that he received a $100 donation from Mrs. Lillian Murakami, wife ofKako Murakami, deceased. Lillian, thank you for your generous gift. Lillian informed me that she will be joining her daughter in Virginia for Christmas.

On September 15 we had our annual Fun Nite and one of the things that make our party successful is the generous donors. Using this means I wish to thank those donors who so generously gave although they could not attend the party. From far away California, Sam and Teri Fujikawa and William Omoto; Willie Goo from Maui; Seiju Ifuku, Masa Kawamoto, Toshimi Sodetani, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Mrs. Hiroko (Hideo) Doi, William Inouye and Mrs. Lillian Murakami from Honolulu. Thanks to Cary Miyashiro for the many door prizes from OEEFCU.

Takeichi "Chick" and Lorraine Miyashiro were married on March 30, 1950, so we toasted them with champagne for their Golden Wedding anniversary. What we did not know was that September 15th was also Chick's 86th birthday. So Happy Birthday Chick and many more happy ones.

To commemorate the year 2000 we had a group picture of Co. "C" members taken by CherylInagaki of the House of Photography, Inc. The photo is now available to those present in the picture "free", courtesy of Stanley and Doris Kimura. Those who were present at the last meeting received theirs. For the others the photo will be available at our next meeting or at our Christmas party on December 17. Anyone who wants it earlier please call me.

On September 23 we decorated the graves with flowers at Punchbowl. It was the time of communion with our departed comrades. Our tum out for this event was smaller than in prior years but the sons and daughters made up the slack. The Anzai's, Obara's, Hiramoto's and Takasugi's were there. There were'tbreeTakasugii>rothersftom California in the lOOth Bn. George in Co. "A," Leonard in Co. "C" and Knox in Co. "D." Ross Takasugi who heliped us was the grandson of Knox Takasugi. I remember Leonard because he was my assistant squad leader in the 2nd platoon. He was KIA as a squad leader on AprilS, 1945 in Italy.

If you have been following the case of the Bishop Estate in the newspaper, there was a Chris Kanazawa who was selected as a candidate for trustee of the Kamehameha Schools. He happens to be the son of Dr. Kanemi Kana7awa.

CHRISTMAS PARTY: Sunday December 17 is the date of our annual Christmas party. We will have an early dinnert 5:00 p.m., since Monday is a school day and work day. You will be receiving a flyer with all details in November.

NEXT MEETING IS ON NOVEMBER 20,10:00 AM, AT CLUBHOUSE -- LUNCH WILL BE SERVED! See you there.

MAID CHAPTER NEWS by Tom Nagata

Maui Chapter members held their Annual Memorial Service on September 24, 2000, at 2 pm at the Maui Veterans Cemetery, Makawao. Goichi Shimanuki was the MC for the program. The Rev. Oen Hashimoto, pastor of Maui Nikkei Christian Church of Kahului conducted the service. While Shimanuki read out the names of the 54 Maui members of the l00th Inf. Bn. who had died in WWII, our grandchildren formed a line and stepped forward to present a flower on the altar as each name was read. In tribute to Kaoru Moto, Masso Sato read the Citation that awarded Moto the Congressional Medal of Hopor. After the service all in attendance were invited to partake of the refreshments that had been prepared by Toshio and Thelma Iwami. Akira Ishikawa and Hatsuo Satoshige brought the four-framed pictures of the KIA and other members who had died after the War. Our thanks go to Wataru Kaneshina who had offered to store the picture frames in his storage room during the year.

On Friday evening, Oct. 13, Maui Chapter members, wives and widows enjoyed a delicious catered dinner at the Kahului Community Center. Groups 3 and 4, led by Willie Goo and Akita Ishikawa, and ably assisted by their wives, made this dinntV a su~ss by donating many ono side dishes and pastries.

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Vice president Satoji Arisumi called on Wataru Kaneshina to bless the food and it was ladies first at the heavily laden buffet table. Bingo games were played after dinner with Akira Ishikawa and Masao Sato in charge. There were 20 members, 16 wives and 5 widows present to enjoy the bountiful and delicious food.

There will be a general meeting at the Tasty Crust Restaurant on Tuesday, November 14, at I lam.

DOG CHAPTER NEWS by Helen Nikaido

While Helen is traveling with Opu's Group, Saburo Nisbime asked us to '~u" the space for the second installation of his memoirs.

'LEST WE FORGET'

THE PEONS OF THE ONE PUKA PUKA (part 2 of 3 parts) by Saburo Nishime

From the rest area near Naples, the lOOth Battalion went on to the Anzio Beachhead. At the Anzio Beachhead, we were all in farm houses, heavily reinforced with sand bags. The German artillery still could reach most areas of the Beachhead. We had strict orders that there will be no outside movement during daylight hours and the ration delivery was done only at night. During this period, there was an occasion when two officers with 3rd Division patches were roaming around in broad daylight, talking to no one. Remember this area was a 34th Division area. Nobody bothered to challenge these two officers with the 3rd division insignia. The only one who talked to them was Charles Takashima. He told the two officers, "You are not supposed to be walking around in broad daylight." These two officers did not even answer Charles and just walked away.

A few days later, all the posts were heavily shelled by artillery fire and our second platoon lost our TSGT. A few days later words came down from headquarters. They called 3rd Division and asked them if they bad 3rd Division officers scanning the 34th Division Area on that certain date. The reply was, "Hell No". Well, there's the old adage, "If you don't get caught, all is fair in love and war". 34th Division Headquarters says they got shelled too. --

On another occasion, while still at the Anzio Beacbhead, somebody had a canteen hanging in the bunker, and wanting a drink of water, I took the canteen and gulped down a good drink of "water". I thought the "water" was kind of cool and taking another good look at what I had just drunk; "Mama Mia!" What I just drank. was red, 80 octane, leaded gasoline, which was for OlD' field stoves. I tried sticking my finger in my mouth and just couldn't force any gas out. It was still broad daylight and we wenm't supposed to be walking around outside; I wasn't about to wait until night and die from lead poisoning so I just walked out in broad daylight and walked several hundred yards to our Medics located at Bn Hq. The medical officer had me heat up a canteen of water and put plenty of salt in it and then I was told to drink down the whole cup. I then put my finger down my throat and all the fluid in the stomach came completely out. What a reliefl Tanabe was there and he told me he had to do the same thing I went through for the same reason. At least I had some consolation that I wasn't the only damn fool drinking gasoline.

Eventually, the l00th Battalion was directly involved in the severe fighting at the Anzio Beachhead and when the breakthrough came, the Battalion was merrily marching on its way, on the road to Rome. At the outskirts of Rome, the Battalion was pulled off to the roadside and watched all the mechanized units of the 5th Army rolled pass, presumably going into and through the city of Rome. It was dark when the 100th got on wheels and took a route that bypassed Rome and eventually ended up at Civitaveccia. Here, our organization became the 100th Battalion of the newly arrived 442nd Infantry Regiment and remained as such thereafter.

There was this occasion after the lOOtb. overran the Germans at Sasseta. The 100th Bn, together with another Bn of the 422nd, were advancing together and on this occasion the lOOth was in close contact with some German troops in a heavily bushed area. Lt. Yamamoto directed us machine gunners to go up forward and make positions ready for two machine guns. Bolo and me worked one position and Doc and his assistant were doing another position. Suddenly, on our extreme left flank, about a do2X9l Germans suddenly sprang out from the brush in a counter attack. Since they were attacking straight ahead, they did not notice us in the heavy brush. Doc, who was a little ahead of us, did not know a counter attack was in progress; so Bolo called out to him in a loud whisper, "Doc, Doc, the Germans attacking on the left flank." One of olD' officers yelled out, "Watch the right flank", and that was right in front of us. Just then, our machine guns opened up ,on the plunter attacking Germans and they all

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melted from sight. We still laid low in the brush. Doc called over to Bolo, "Hey Bolo." Bolo answered, "Yeh, what Doc?" Doc asked, "Bolo, you got ammo?" Doc brought along his side arm rifle but he forgot to bring along any ammo for his rifle. Of course, being a machine gunner, Doc didn't expect to be confronting any Germans. That job was for our riflemen.

This next episode I'm referring to occurred before leading to Hill 140. We were moving up with HQ Co. I happened to come across Lt. Ebata We knew each other since he came from the town of Koloa and I was from the nearby next town. We bad a lot to talk about and eventually we came up to a farmhouse. The Germans were lobbing a long-mnge shell and it was being aimed onto the path the 100th was moving up on. While the Battalion was advancing down through a washed out draw, to get maximum protection, our machine gun was sent over to protect the left flank. After the Battalion bad gone past the draw, we came back to the farmhouse. One of the long-range shells had landed near the farmhouse and had killed Lt. Ebata and the first Sgt.

I probably was the last person to speak with Lt. Ebata and when I came home from the war, I went over to Ebata's father and mother in the town of Koloa. While there, I also went to see Popeye Fujimoto's mother who lived nearby. I was wounded by the same shell that killed Popeye.

We made our way down the draw and joined the rest of the lOOth. The following day a battalion of the 422nd came to relieve the lOOth. I was surprised to see the 44200 Battalion come in broad daylight in an open skirmish, contrary to the way the lOOth usually carry on. The lOOth waited until dark to pull back, up through the same draw. The Germans were still lobbing their long-range shells along this route. Our platoon was almost to the top of the draw when we heard one of the long-range shells coming and knowing it was going to fall closeby, we all hit the ground and the shell clipped one of the guy's okole and slammed hard into the ground right in our midst and it didn't go off. It was a dud. Maybe, clipping that guy's okole was just enough to deflect the primer and prevented it from igniting and exploding the charge. A few days later. I saw this same guy whose okole was clipped by the shell. So lucky it only caused a slight bruise.

After a reprieve of a few days, we understood the battalion that bad relieved the 100th a few days ago was having rough going, so the lOOth was going in to assist. As usual, the lOOth waited until dark to start off, but ifiSterufofgoing direct to the assist, the lOOth went around the right flank, and by morning was actively fighting to knock off the enemy's strong point. While the riflemen were still fighting, our machine gun was still not committed and we Jay somewhere in the background. Lt. Takahashi came by and he recommended that we dig in because, if the riflemen did not secure the strong point by daylight, the area we were in would be widely exposed. So we all dug in. In the early morning hours, still before daylight, sure enough, we experienced machine gun fire raking our position area. But the catch was, the machine gun firing was not coming from the front where the enemy was located. Instead, it was coming from the rear of us. By the sound of the machine gun we instantly recognized it as the sound of our American machine gun. Them 1010 bastards didn't even know who they were firing at and they even directed a battery artillery shelling to rake our area. One of our kotonk Sgts even put his helmet on his gun and held it up, hoping to attract them Beenees' attention. It soon became daylight and the Beenees realized who they were firing at and stopped the firing. It's a good thing we heeded Lt. Takahashi's suggestion and dug in, so sustained no casualty. Their artillery officer came by and made no apology for the artillery shelling but tried to claim a tank: that was knocked offby one of our bazookas. By daylight the lOOth was in full control, which presumably was Hill 140.

The 442nd was a few miles past the Leaning Tower of Pisa when we all pulled out and headed for France. There was a driver position open so I was asked to take over that position, which I g1adly did.

(To be continued)

RURAL CHAPTER CHATTER (via the internet) by Ted Hamasu

Yes, I overcame the glitch that hampered my getting the PPP to you last month. It was just a press of the right button at the right time. For a Super Senior, these modern gadgets sometimes give you an unfulfilling feeling that one can't do all the things that these machines are capable of doing. But with limited learning, I just have to stare at it and do only what I can accomplish on my own.

As I wrote in last month's PPP, we held our Siblings' gathering at the Keouhou Resort in Kona from 9 September to 15 September 2000. The last time I was in Kona was after coming home from Europe in 1944 and visiting with friends that lived ~e. I was born and raised on the Big Island in the Hamakua district located on the opposite side of the i;;land. ;Back then Kona was just an undeveloped area with

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Kona coffee as its product of note. We too raised coffee in Hamakua on the slopes of Mauna Kea, mauka of the town of Paauilo and sold our coffee to the Wing Coffee Company that had their home office in Kona and was the owner of the land that we worked. Back then, Kona didn't even have an airport. The people had to go to Kohala to fly out from Upolu Point if they wanted to fly. But when I visited Kona last month, there were developments all over the area. Huge hotels along the sea coast and numerous condos and time share buildings surrounding the golf courses and tennis courts for the entertainment and pleasure of the aftluent individuals who live and visit there. They now have the Kona International airport at the Keahole area where once was only lava. They still have their coffee, which is noted the world over but tourism seems to be the number one industry. Without tourists, no Kona. My brother who lives in LA goes to Kona every year for their golfing vacations and visits his classmates and long ago friends and neighbors. He suggested that we siblings take a vacation and visit where we grew up. So, he asked one ofhis classmates to notify our former friends and neighbors that we would want to meet with them and that they are invited to come to the gathering at Tex Drive Inn in Hono~ On the day of the gathering we drove to Honokaa which took us about two hours. As we drove to Honokaa, I noticed the changing landscape and thought, boy, there's a lot of land on the Big Island. As we arrived and parked our van and walked to the drive inn there were people milling around in the restaurant. As I entered a middle-aged lady came up to me and said, "Do you remember me?" I looked at her and shook my head sideways and said, "I'm sorry, I do not" and glanced at her name tag. I realized that she was the daughter of the only store where we lived and a good friend of my sister. The last time I saw her was in 1947 or 48 which makes it almost 52 years ago. She was formerly, Mitsuko Tahara. Her brother Nash Tahara was in Baker Company of the 100th Infantry Battalion. That's how it went whenever I met a person.

There were two people that I did not have a problem recognizing; one was Sadanori Yuki who was drafted the same time as I was in 1940. We used to call him Lanky, because he was slim and tall. He was in Charlie Company and the other person was Mr. Sadao Nakagawa who is 89 years old and was our Senpai or Elder in the Kaapahu Seinen Kai when I was 16 or 17 years old. I hadn't seen them for over 55 years. There were over 50 former friends and neighbors; some of them coming from as far as Hilo. Wow, what a gathering; it was very happy and memorable and it comes to mind even now. I met a classmate and she said that she is a proud Grandmother of 12 grandchildren. I won't tell you her age but I'm going on 82 years. She looked real nice and lives where they still grow coffee in Hamakua. She was formerly Mitsuko Kimura. After a lengthy picture taking goodhye,-we-dec-ided -to visit-the·· area where we lived and walk the road we walked to school many, many moons ago. Back then our family lived the farthest from the Kaapabu School, about 7 miles.

The Kaapahu Elementary School is no longer there and in its place guava trees, bushes and weeds cover the area that I once ran around. The huge eucalyptus tree, where we used to hang around until we heard the school bell is gone too. I wonder how old that tree was? I'm sure it was there when I was born, so maybe it was 100 or maybe 150 years old? Ah, all the memories of past years rushed back, as we slowly rolled our van back toward Honokaa and to our lodging in Kona as we reminisced about the gathering of our old friends and neighbors on the way.

We want to thank the following members of Rural Chapter for taking time out from their busy schedules to decorate the graves of their comrades on 23 September 2000. They were Walter lwasa and Lefty Mizusawa for taking care of the MiJiJani Cemetery. Susumu Ota and Bull Saito at the Punchbowl National Cemetery, Ted Hamasu at the Diamond Head and Nuuanu Cemetery, Ben Yamada at the Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe and Kiyomi Kaneshige for taking care of Everett Umeda's grave in Haleiwa. This year most of the flowers were purchased by the mother Club.

Our faithful member Jerry Yamaki is not in the best of health. The last time I met him was at our meeting in July. He said he has to be fed through a tube to the stomach and a liquid diet. He cannot eat through his mouth due to cancer infections. He is being cared for at the Center for Aging, Veterans Administration Building 110 at TripIer Army Medical Center. We will be praying for your speedy recovery, Jerry; take care.

My golfing partner Walter Iwasa is not up to par, so he is resting from golf. He says that his left hand cannot grasp the club too hard so he visited his doctor and had a checkup but the doc couldn't find anything wrong. Guess when you're makule, all kinds of ailments affect you. Take care Walter, and hope to see you real soon.

At our last Directors meeting, we were given very sad news that our p-esent Executive Secretary, Drusilla Tanaka, is resigning her position to accept an offer that she couldn't refuse. In my opinion she is the epitome of a secretary. She is very cordial to everyone and always smiling and welcomes all that enter our clubhouse. I wish that we could retain her but according to Drusilla, there are new challenges

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in the position that bas been offered her, so we very reluctantly accepted her resignation with ALOHA AND A BIG MAHALO NUl LOA TO OUR EXECUTIVE SECRETARY DRUSILLA TANAKA. WE WISH THE BEST FOR YOU!

Our next meeting will be held at Zippy's in Wahiawa on 17 November 2000 from 11 :00 am. Please make an attempt to attend this important meeting. According to our treasurer, the chapter will subsidize the purchase of your lunch.

HAW All CHAPTER NEWS (via the internet) by Jimmy Maeda

As promised to Chizuya Tanaka, Hawaii Chapter president's wife, the first item for the November PPP issue of Hawaii's column will be a request to Mrs. Iba of Co. B for her special delicious Okara receipe for Shizuya san. There must be a special sale going on for okara in Hilo. You may mail the recipe to 81 Maikai St., Hilo, ill 96720 or to me at P.O. Box 1940, Hilo, ill 96720.

This is to inform Hawaii Chapter members and wives that the Big Island Veterans Ass'n will not be holding the annual veterans luncheon after the memorial service at the UHH Cafeteria on Nov. 10 (Veterans Day), the committee in charge of this project reported, due to the increased cost of the function. The committee is planning an informal get-together at the Veterans Cemetery #1, after the service there. Motoyoshi will furnish further notice on this matter.

HAWAII CHAPTER MEMORIAL SERVICE: Grant Hayashi of Honolulu, son of SillZUY A HAY ASID, Medal of Honor Honoree, did an outstanding job as speaker on Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Hawaii Chapter memorial service at Veterans Cemetery #1. Shizuya, you made your family members proud and happy seeing you receiving the highest military honor of our country. If you were present in Hilo for the service you would have been proud and happy of your son, Grant. I was happy to see members of your daughter-in-law's family, the Yudas, there to give moral support to Grant. In his talk Grant stressed how fortunate he was to be given the opportunity to attend the ceremony at the White House to witness President Clinton presenting the MOH to each Honoree. Grant has memorized the final sentence of the President's speech, "... extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty in keeping with the-bigbest-traditions of military service and reflecting great credit on him, his unit and the United States Army."

The officers and members of Hawaii Chapter Club 100 extend heartfelt thanks to Grant Hayashi for coming to Hilo to give the memorial service address. The mother chapter, Kauai, Maui and Hawaii Chapters should be looking forward to the participation of other sons and daughters. Grant's talk is printed elsewhere in this issue.

Hilo Hi Class of 1937 recently held their 63rd class reunion in Hilo, Oct. 13. 66 former classmates attended the affair. Kazumi Kamimura and Edward Harada joined us. We missed Janet Maruhashi and Kenneth Otagaki We hope all is well with the Otagakis.

KAUAI CHAPTER NEWS by Tsugi Takemoto

Looking forward to October 22, Sunday. Kauai 100th will hold a meeting for the first time since March. Quite a record as even members were asking when we going to meet again. We will have an election of officers and maybe news will arrive on time. We hope so.

I want to comment on our Memorial Day service. September 24 was the best ever and I thoroughly enjoyed it. We had a very good speaker in Dr. Quentin Belles. The emceeing was by Kazu Senda, excellent. There were seven widows who p~ the wreath. Two buglers came from the Waimea High School JROTC who played taps beautifully. We had our own firing squad from the Kauai Veterans Council. It is the first time in my memory that all was done the way I said it should be done. It pays to complain.

The refreshments were served by Rene Moritsugu, Sally Arakaki, Toshiko Yoshioka, Clnistine Tashima, Jane Sugiwara, Kimie Mizuno, and Ann Yotsuda. Thank goodness for our widows and wives. For a next time we could ask our widowers and bachelors (my idea, voted down).

Looking forward to new faces. We could use them--new ideas come with new faces. Let's hope for the best, men. At least our ladies are on the up and up. Already planning for the Christmas Party.

A Thank You Note from Shizuya Hayashi

Dear Friends,

Thank you very much for aIL of your hard work and support for the Hawaii Medal of Honor Celebrations. My intention was to send you this note sooner, however, the Medal of Honor engagements, family illnesses and other obligations have kept me busy. I am slowly getting around to all the many thank yo us. I would like to express my gratitude to you and your staff for all the coordination and execution of the events concerning the Medal of Honor Recipients. I am humbled and honored by all the events and recognition. I would trade them all for the boys who did not come home.

I will be traveling to Colorado this month and Los Angeles in October attending other events scheduled for the Medal of Honor Recipients. Maybe I will see some of you there. Again, thank you and your spouses for all your help. Take care. Sincerely, Shizuya Hayashi

CONSCIENCE AND THE CONSTITUTION: This is the first program to tell the complete story of the young men who refused to be drafted ftom the American concentration camp at Heart Mounta.in, Wyoming, until their rights were restored and their families released from camp. It was an act of civil disobedience that led to the largest trial for diaft resistance in U.S. history. The film will be part of the Hawaii International Film Festival, November 3-12. Please check your local papers for showings and ticket information.

CAMP MUSICAL COMING TO HA WAn ON DEC. 15, 16 & 17 "A JIVE BOMBER'S CHRISTMAS" COMING TO HAW All THIS DECEMBER

"A Jive Bomber's Christmas," the holiday internment camp musical that has delighted audiences across California and Washington for the past six years, is coming to Hawaii for the first time on Friday, December IS at 8p.m., Saturday, December 16 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.rn. and Sunday, December 17 at 2 p.rn. at the Neil Blaisdell Center, Pikake Room in Honolulu.

"I am so excited about bringing this show to Hawaii! n said cast member and Aiea native Janice Terukina, who has performed in the show for the past six years, despite moving back to Hawaii from Los Angeles two years ago. "Even after moving back tQ_Haw~ Lstill go back to _4~Lthjs_sJJ,Q~ -It­means that much to me~" said Terukina.

Written and directed by Saachiko and Dom Magwill with musical direction by Lisa Joe, "A Jive Bomber's Christmas" is set in an unidentified internment camp for mainland Japanese Americans during World War II. The story focuses on an earnest young woman who has made a promise to her brother to keep the people's spirits up while he is in Europe with the 442nd RCT.

A slick zoot-suiter, nicknamed the "Jive Bomber," suggests having a holiday dance and the story takes off from there. Amid riots, shootings, no-no/yes-yes and constant uncertainty, the people endure, and the show goes on.

"It's about survival and endurance," said Dom Magwill. "If you take away that veneer, you have a group of people who are not happy about where they are, particularly those who understand what's going on. As we go deeper into the drama, we begin to appreciate the humor more--the struggle to stick together, to be a family and to not let this situation take their hearts," said Magwill, "It is still a play that celebrates the human spirit, specifically of the JA's in these camps."

Back to reprise their original roles are all the cast members including Jason Fong as Arnold, Mike Hagiwara as Jackson/Glenn; Keiko Kasbiwagi as KeilHanna; Darrell Kunitomi as AkilHideo; and Janice Teruldna as Mitzi! Alice. Lisa Joe is the featured pianist and Glen Iwaoka on drums.

For many Nisei, the 1940's music of "Jive Bomber's" is what brings them back year after year. Because within the music, there are so many memories.

"Most of the music of the big band era seems to remind them of the good times in camp," said Lisa Joe. "I think music was a big part of their social events--like dances and listening."

In many ways, "A Jive Bomber's Christmas" has become an annual tribute to the Nisei, according to cast members. "They are the ones who sacrificed for all of us," said cast member Keiko Kashiwagi, "This show is our way of honoring them, of saying 'Thank You' for everything."

The Neil Blaisdell Center is located at 777 Ward Avenue in Honolulu. General admission tickets for "A Jive Bomber's Christmas" are $15, $12.50 for Seniors and Children under 12. (plus applicable service charge.) For tickets and information, call Ticket Plus at 808/526-4400 ftom 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday tbru Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, or visit the Blaisdell Center Box Office.

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CLUB 100 CALENDAR 4F El'ENTS FOR NOVEMBER 1000

ABLE ................................... Saturday, Ndvember 25 ................ 8 a.m. ................................. Lounge BAKER~ ................................ Satu.rday,.NpYember 18 ................. ·1 p.m ........................ Board Room CHARLIE ..........•................ Mondily, ~~ember 20 ................. 10 a.m .......................... Board Room DOG •••••••.••• ~ •.••••• ~ .•.•••••••.••••• Saturday, November 1,8 •••••.• ~ •••••••• 9 a.m ......................... , .Board Room HEADQUARTERS RURAL ............................... Friday, Noven;tbel17 ..................... 11 a.m ............... Zippy's Wahiawa MAUl .................................. Tuesday, November 14 ................. 11 a.m.:u ... Tasty ~Restaurant HAWAll ............................. Thursday, Notember 16 .................. AJA Veterans Memorial Hall BOARD ............................... Friday, Nove~ber 17 ...................... 10 a.m ........ ~ ............... Board Room GOLF CLUB MEE'nNG .... Friday, November 3 ....................................................... ~ .. Turner Hall ADVANCED DIRECI'IVES SEMlNAR ...... Saturday, November 11 ..... 9 a.m ............. Turner Hall S&:D BOARD ...................... Friday, November 17 ..................... 7 p.m. ....................... Board Room GREEN TIiUMB ................ Monday, November 6 ................... 10 a.m ................................. Lounge K.ARAOKB- FlJN NITE. ••••••• Friday .. Nove~ 10 ••••••••••••••• ., •••••••• 6 p.m. ••••••••••••••••••••••• , •••• T~ HaIl NOMINATING COMMITTEE MfG .•. Monday, November 6 ....... 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. .......... Board Room ANNUAL ORCHID SHOW ..... Saturday, No~ember 18 ............... 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. parking at .................................................. S'UIlda.y, NO'\tember 19 •.......••••••••• 9 Lm. to 2 p.m.. Ala Wai School ,

The Clubhouse Office will be closed on ThurSday, November 23 in observance of Thanksgiving Day.

Deadline for articles for the December 2000/issue is Tuesday, November 21,2000. Reporters, your cooperation in heeding this deadline wi~l be very much appreciated. E-mail articles to pukapukaparade@aol.com or tax to (~08) ~"()273. -

The PukaPuka Parade collating will be on Thu~ay, November 30, at 8:30 a.m. Able and Charlie Chapters are responsible for providing the manpower and refreshments, but everyone else is welcome to help.

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