Congressional Gold Medal for Chinese-American Veterans
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Episode #658 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 12-14, 2020, presents highlights of the virtual ceremony awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the 20,000 Chinese-Americans who served in our armed forces during World War II, in addition to the memories of two men who will receive that honor.
The face of the medal depicts Chinese-Americans in different branches of the service during World War II.
Watch the video below for the entire virtual ceremony, which features comments from military and political leaders, as well as several World War II veterans accepting their medals:
This episode also includes some of the World War II memories of Merchant Marine veteran Murray Lee of San Diego, CA, as well as the recollections of Army veteran Ray Lee of Fresno, CA.
