Agnes Pililaau Kim

Mrs. Pililaau, mother of PFC Herbert K. Pililaau

Final Resting Place of the Unknowns at the Punchbowl, National Military Cemetery of the Pacific

"On the way to writing this story, I discovered the sacrifice of PFC Herbert K. Pililaau, Medal of Honor, a young soldier who died on Heartbreak Ridge. On November 3, 1994, I visited the Hawaiian Korean War and Vietnam War Memorials near the Iolani Palace in Honolulu.

 Later, I walked the Punchbowl to pay my respects to the dead of many wars. Over 800 Unknowns from the Korean War lie at rest overlooking Honolulu.

 On that bright day in November, the Unknowns were alone without flowers to mark their graves. I walked past each grave in turn."

Schoolyard in Waianae where Herbert Pililaau played as a child

Hills Behind Waianae.

 Mercy Pilillaau Garcia

Schofield Barracks, 1951 . Basic training class of Herbert Pililaau. Second from left, top row.

Punchbowl. Honolulu. The final resting place of PFC Pililaau. Military Cemetery of te Pacific. .

Washington, D.C.

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