Consul General and Mrs. Ito attended the 69th Annual Community Memorial Day Service for Japanese American military veterans (May 25, 2015)

　　

Consul General and Mrs. Ito attended the 69th Annual Community Memorial Day Service for Japanese American military veterans at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver on Monday, May 25th, 2015. This memorial service is held every year in May on Memorial Day in remembrance of Nisei (2nd Generation Japanese-American) military veterans who were members of the U. S. Army 442nd and other Regiments during World War II. The keynote speech was made by Vietnam War veteran, District Judge Kerry Hada. Judge Hada mentioned how the acts of the second-generation soldiers are a great legacy to persons of Japanese descent, and hopes that the younger fourth and fifth generations understand and inherit the soldiers' accomplishment. Following the speech, the Consul General, his wife, and many attendees from Japanese-American organizations participated in the flower offering.