Bernard Stein never talked about his combat experiences in Southeast Asia during World War II, but he’d brought the flag home as a war trophy after fighting with the U.S. Army’s 38th Infantry ...

Scott Stein had always admired the Japanese flag that hung in his grandfather's den on Long Island, New York. Passed down after Bernard Stein's death, the flag was a remnant of World War II ...

The grandson of a World War II veteran tracked down the Japanese family connected to a flag his grandfather brought back from war. "I was always fascinated by it as a child," said the grandson.

Two Long Island collectors are turning over 41 flags carried by Japanese soldiers in World War II to a nonprofit that specializes in returning them to families of the soldiers in Japan.

History | August 29, 2024. To Mark Japan’s Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow. In August 1945, John K. Bremyer ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Japanese and American flags flew at half-staff at the home of U.S. Forces Japan on Thursday to mark the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific.

New Yorker Scott Stein inherited a "Yosegaki Hinomaru" banner, also known as a good luck flag, from his grandfather — who served the United States during World War II.

Inspired Life A Japanese flag finally returns home, 80 years after World War II “I started to realize a while back that maybe it wasn’t the best home decor,” said Scott Stein, who donated ...