The Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by Congress, was recently bestowed upon 6 Chinese American WWII veterans for their significant and enduring contributions to American history and culture. ⁠ ⁠ Recipients:⁠ William Shih Yin Ching of the Army Corps⁠ Wai Hoo Tong of the Army⁠ Donald T.S. Lee of the Merchant Marine⁠ Harry G. Jung of the Army⁠ Wing Fook Joseph Li of the Army Air Corps ⁠ Arthur T.S. Shak of the Army Air Corps⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🎖️Read the full article on our website in our linkinbio ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 💬Comment “email” to sign up to our daily newsletter.⁠ ⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News NextShark⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #news #WWII #veterans #WWIIveterans #chineseamerican #medals #congressionalgoldmedal