Nisei Veterans Committee

05/29/2026

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05/28/2026

Thank you for your continued service.

“You just keep saying yes — and you end up exactly where you’re supposed to.”

— Mayumi Kimura, U.S. Navy Veteran & Deputy Secretary for Women Veteran Affairs, CalVet

From dropping out of high school… to serving on Navy ships in Japan and the Persian Gulf… to building therapy programs inside a Massachusetts prison… to launching her own practice… to leading statewide policy for California’s women Veterans. Mayumi’s path didn’t follow a straight line.

It never does for the ones doing the real work. 💙

Her full story is live on VA News: https://news.va.gov/147056/story-navy-veteran-mayumi-kimura/

California Department of Veterans Affairs

05/28/2026

05/25/2026

05/20/2026

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05/07/2026

Honoring the Legacy of Filipino World War II Veterans
As we continue recognizing Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we pause to honor a generation whose service helped shape history: Filipino World War II Veterans.
More than 250,000 Filipino soldiers answered the call during World War II, serving alongside U.S. forces in the Pacific. Many endured unimaginable hardship, including the Bataan Death March, and continued fighting with resilience, courage, and unwavering commitment.
We remember Veterans like Joaquín “Jack” Tejada (center), Remigio “Rey” Cabacar (left), and Gregorio G. Melegrito (right).
Their stories reflect sacrifice, perseverance, and a deep sense of duty; both during the war and long after. From surviving combat and captivity, to building lives, families, and communities in the years that followed, their legacy continues to live on through generations.
Their service is not just part of history, but is part of the foundation of our Veteran community.

We honor them. We remember them. And we carry their legacy forward.

* We would like to acknowledge and thank Jon Melegrito for his work in preserving and sharing the history of Filipino World War II Veterans, which helped inform this post. The Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project

04/29/2026

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President Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a public health veteran who has led vaccination programs, a new sign of the administration’s shifting views on vaccines.

04/23/2026

Lest we forget:
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Peter Wang was a freshman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He was also an Army JROTC cadet who dreamed of attending West Point and serving his country.

On February 14, 2018, when the shooting started, Peter was in study hall. As panic spread through the corridors, he moved towards the exit. Not to flee, but to hold the door open for his classmates to escape behind him. He was shot and killed in a third floor hallway.

He was found still wearing his JROTC uniform. He was only 15 years old.

For his actions he was posthumously awarded the ROTC Medal for Heroism by the US Army, and also posthumously admitted to the United States Military Academy at West Point for the class of 2025.

The West Point class of 2025 voted to give Peter their Honorary Graduate Award, because as one cadet put it, he embodied duty, honor, and country before he ever had the chance to wear the uniform for real.

He never made it to West Point. But he already lived everything West Point stands for.