Kauai soldier’s Purple Heart comes home
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LIHUE >> When the families of Staff Sgt. Joseph T. Kuwada, Technician 4th Grade Haruyuki Ikemoto, Kazuyoshi “Tommy” Ino­uye, Wilfred M. Motokane and Masaru Sogi — all veterans of the Military Intelligence Service — received Purple Heart medals from the U.S. Army during a special recognition ceremony May 10 at Pearl Harbor, one family member, Sarah Date, was not able to attend and receive the medal for her uncle.

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