This Island History was written to honor Francisco Concepcion Jr. and the other 12 servicemen from Kauai who died in Vietnam. Sunday, January 1, 2018 12:05 am Hank Soboleski - Island History ...

D.C., a rare honor that’s difficult to obtain for veterans who were injured in the war but died outside of Vietnam. Oliveira, who returned to Hawaii after his injury in 1969, died five years later.

WASHINGTON (HawaiiNewsNow/AP) - At the White House Friday, President Biden awarded the nation’s highest military award to a Hawaii soldier who died on the ... move those men to safety.