MILLION. MUCH OF THAT MONEY CAME FROM MEASURE O. A BIG MILESTONE FOR A WEST SACRAMENTO VETERAN TONIGHT CELEBRATING HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY. AND HE HAS QUITE A JOURNEY OF SURVIVAL AND SACRIFICE. MINNOW JOINED THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL ARMY DURING WORLD WAR TWO. HE WAS JUST 13 YEARS OLD. AFTER JAPAN’S SURRENDER, HE WAS CAPTURED AND SENT TO A SIBERIAN PRISON CAMP. YEARS LATER, HE MOVED TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY. NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY IN TWO COUNTRIES, AND HE IS STILL SERVING HIS COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT WAYS. MINNOW PICKS UP TRASH EVERY DAY, COLLECTS CLOTHES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS, AND RUN
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Mino Ohye served in the military of two countries.
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Updated: 12:19 AM EST Jan 31, 2026
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Mino Ohye, a veteran from West Sacramento, California, recently celebrated his 100th birthday, marking a life of survival and sacrifice. Ohye joined the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II at the age of 13. After Japan's surrender, he was captured and sent to a Siberian prison camp. Years later, he moved to Northern California, where he was drafted into the U.S. Army, making him one of the few individuals to have served in the military of two countries.Ohye continues to serve his senior living community in different ways. He picks up trash every day, collects clothes for homeless veterans, and runs a veteran support group.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mino Ohye, a veteran from West Sacramento, California, recently celebrated his 100th birthday, marking a life of survival and sacrifice.
Ohye joined the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II at the age of 13.
After Japan's surrender, he was captured and sent to a Siberian prison camp.
Years later, he moved to Northern California, where he was drafted into the U.S. Army, making him one of the few individuals to have served in the military of two countries.
Ohye continues to serve his senior living community in different ways.
He picks up trash every day, collects clothes for homeless veterans, and runs a veteran support group.
