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Navy Hosts Wounded Warrior Family Symposium

Wayne Yoshioka

The Navy hosted its second annual Wounded Warrior Family Symposium today at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.    The wounded and their families shared their stories and challenges.    HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports.

Wayne Yoshioka
Wayne Yoshioka is an award-winning journalist who has worked in television, print and radio in Hawaiʻi. He also has been on both sides of politics as a state departmental appointee and political/government reporter. He covered Hurricane Iwa (1982) as a TV reporter; was the State Department of Defense/Civil Defense spokesperson for Hurricane Iniki (1992); and, commanded a public affairs detachment in Afghanistan (2006). He has a master's degree in Communication from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and is a decorated combat veteran (Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and 22 other commendation/service medals). He resides in Honolulu.
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