Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World War II — the only trace of some soldiers whose bodies were never recovered — ...

Students at Comsewogue High School in the Comsewogue School District have joined a cross-cultural humanitarian effort to ...

Millions of Japanese soldiers carried the flags, known as Yosegaki Hinomaru or good-luck flags, bearing a red circle upon a white background where family, friends or co-workers wrote messages of ...

U.S. Army veteran Chris Dorsey returns a WWII good luck flag to a fallen Japanese soldier’s family, bringing closure and ...

The flag, known as “Yosegaki Hinomaru,” or Good Luck Flag, carries the soldier's name, Shigeyoshi Mutsuda, and the signatures of his relatives, friends and neighbors wishing him luck.

Thomas Rogers, when he found the flag. Even before he knew its full story, he could tell it was something special. After reaching out to an expert, he learned it was a yosegaki hinomaru—a ...