POSTAL SERVICE CONTINUES TO REJECT NISEI VETERANS STAMP AT ITS JULY 2009 MEETING Dec 15. 2009 | Comments (2)
December 2009The Postal Service announced in August that it continues to reject the proposed stamp for the Nisei WWII veterans. Linda Macasa, representing the Postal Service as Government Relations Representative, explained their stance as follows: “Honoring individual components or units would result in hundreds of requests from people wanting recognition. It is a given that all of these units or groups have done wonderful work and made tremendous sacrifices. They have shown extraordinary heroism, played vital roles in maintaining our freedoms, and contributed to the winning of wars and maintaining peace. The committee finds it extremely hard to hold up one group over another. Their choice is to focus on the military in general terms as a way of honoring their contributions." The stamp campaign co-chairs believe that certain pioneering groups within the military are indeed deserving of commemoration. Few groups,...