Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 19, Number 8, 1 ʻAukake 2002 — TRIBUTES TO [?] HEROES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]
TRIBUTES TO [?] HEROES
were paid at the White House on July 15 in a
ceremony that honored the life of Myron Bennett Pinky Thompson and that recognized the contributions of native veterans from across the country. The event kicked off the federal Nahonal Roundtable held on July 15-16, "For The Love of Our Country, America's First Citizens and their Contributions to the United States." (See trustees' eolumn, page 10). Pictuied above are members of the Thompson 'ohana with the tvvo honoied veteran speakers (left to right): Pinky's daughter Lita Blankenfeld, Native Hawaiian veteran Brigadier General Irwin Cockett Jr., Pinky's wife Laura Thompson, Alaska Native veteran, Pinky's grand-daughter T.a Blankenfeld, and son Myron K. Thompson.
CNHA Photo: Eill Hess