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50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Vietnam War Planned for Hawai'i

Wayne Yoshioka

Hawai’i will host a week-long national commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War next year.   HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka attended one of the events leading up to that remembrance. 

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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