Memorial Day service honors Utah's WWII Japanese-American soldiers

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Raymond Uno reads from the list of names of Utah Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died.

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Carol Huston plays taps Sunday at the end of a service honoring Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died.

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Boy Scouts from Troop 1440, Dai Ichi Ward, assist placing flags representing Utah's Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
The Rev. Masami Hayashi of the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple chants Sunday during a ceremony honoring Japanese-American servicemen killed in WWII. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Hannah Christensen plays violin Sunday during a service honoring Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Raymond Uno reads from the list of names of Utah Japanese-American servicemen killed in WWII. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League commemorated the sacrifices, and honored the services of all Japanese American veterans who have passed on, Sunday, May 28, 2017.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Katie Misaka adds a flag to a group of others representing Utah's Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Boy Scouts from Troop 1440, Dai Ichi Ward, assist as Raymond Uno reads from the list of names of Utah Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
A young girl runs past an obelisk memorializing the names of Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Yeiko Homma, 92, looks up after reading from a list of names of Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died.

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Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Raymond Uno reads from the list of names of Utah Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Carol Huston plays taps Sunday at the end of a service honoring Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Boy Scouts from Troop 1440, Dai Ichi Ward, assist placing flags representing Utah's Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune The Rev. Masami Hayashi of the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple chants Sunday during a ceremony honoring Japanese-American servicemen killed in WWII. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Hannah Christensen plays violin Sunday during a service honoring Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Hannah Christensen plays violin Sunday during a service honoring Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Raymond Uno reads from the list of names of Utah Japanese-American servicemen killed in WWII. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League commemorated the sacrifices, and honored the services of all Japanese American veterans who have passed on, Sunday, May 28, 2017. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Katie Misaka adds a flag to a group of others representing Utah's Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Boy Scouts from Troop 1440, Dai Ichi Ward, assist as Raymond Uno reads from the list of names of Utah Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune A young girl runs past an obelisk memorializing the names of Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Yeiko Homma, 92, looks up after reading from a list of names of Japanese-American servicemen killed in World War II. The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday commemorated the sacrifices and honored the services of all Japanese-American veterans who have died.

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· May 28, 2017 6:54 pm

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The Utah Chapters of the Japanese American Citizen League on Sunday held a Memorial Day service to commemorate the sacrifices and honor the services of the U.S. Army's 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service, and all Japanese-American veterans who have died. The event — hosted in conjunction of the Dai Ichi Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Japanese Church of Christ and the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple — took place at the the World War II Japanese-American veterans monument in Salt Lake City Cemetery.