Embassy of the Republic of Palau
Washington, D.C.
Memorial Day, 29 May 2006

Today, May 29, Memorial Day 2006, several families, and their children, including Palau’s Ambassador to the United States of America, visited the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. to remember and honor the late Captain John Julliano Kintaro who was killed in action on September 27, 1971 in the Vietnam War. The group laid flowers and paused for a moment underneath the section of the wall where Captain Kintaro’s name and the names of many other fallen soldiers are engraved.

Although this year marks the thirty fifth anniversary of Captain Kintaro’s death, a visit to the Vietnam War Memorial and seeing his name engraved on the Wall brings mixed emotions of sorrow, pride and honor; sorrow because he left behind the family he loved, and pride and honor because his ultimate sacrifice contributed to our freedom.

 

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