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Medal of Honor recipient buried at Punchbowl

By U.S. Army photo by Betsy WeinerFebruary 15, 2011

Medal of Honor recipient buried at Punchbowl
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Esther Hajiro, wife of Pvt. Barney Hajiro, Medal of Honor recipient who died Jan. 21, and her son Dean leave the burial service for Hajiro Feb. 14 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu. At the time of his death, Hajiro was the ol... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Honors for Pvt. Hajiro
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Family members of Medal of Honor recipient Barney Hajiro's watch as pallbearers from the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Brigade fold the American flag during Hajiro's funeral. From left are Hajiro's wife Esther, son Dean and grandson Ian. Hajiro, 94... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Final honors
3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. Robert Lee, Hawaii Adjutant General, hands Esther Hajiro, widow of Medal of Honor recipient Pvt. Barney Hajiro, the American flag Feb. 14 during burial services for him at the National Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu. Hajiro, who died Jan... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Honorary pallbearers for Pvt. Hajiro
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Honorary pallbearers from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team salute their comrade Medal of Honor recipient Pvt. Barney Hajiro as his casket, carried by pallbearers from the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Brigade, is carried to its honorary position du... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Go For Broke
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Surviving members of the 442d Regimental Combat Team, a regiment composed solely of Japanese-Americans enlisted personnel, greet each other at the burial service of one of their own - Pvt. Barney Hajiro, Medal of Honor recipient. Hajiro, who died Jan... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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Army.mil: Asian-Pacific Americans in the U.S. Army

Army.mil: Medal of Honor

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