Posts Tagged ‘World War II’

The executive producer of CBS’ Hawaii Five-O issued a statement about their disrespect of veterans last week in Hawaii that was less than heartfelt and called accounts of the event false.  Rightfully so, the non-profit organization that escorted the World War II veterans to Hawaii is saying that far more needs to be done. While [...]

While CBS continues to avoid issuing a formal apology to World War II veterans for the reprehensible behavior of filming crews for the show Hawaii Five-O last week, the media coverage of the “ultimate disrespect” grows.  In the past 24 hours local media in Hawaii and Colorado as well as national media has reported on [...]

Three days ago at a somber ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific remembering the attack on Pearl Harbor, a crew filming the CBS show Hawaii Five-O showed callous disregard for the men and women who have fought for this nation.  The silence from CBS is deafening and new photos show the lack [...]

This past week the nation took time to reflect on the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  In Hawaii, many events took place to recognize the service and sacrifice of our veterans but we have learned of a shameful display of disrespect by the cast and crew of CBS’ Hawaii Five-O television [...]

Today marks the 65th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan – the second such devastating weapon used to end the bloodiest conflict in the history of human civilization.  Despite what some Japanese think, and seemingly President Barack Obama as well, we owe no apology for our actions that brought about [...]