Campaign News
April 8, 2008
Postal Service decision on stamp still pending - Special Postal Service Committee to review policy
The Postal Service's decision on the Nisei WWII veterans commemorative stamp is still pending, the campaign was informed by Congressman Mike Honda's office on March 28th. Rep. Honda's office has been helping the campaign communicate with the Postal Service. Rep. Honda, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, led the campaign for a Congressional letter of support for the stamp last fall, which received 40 signers.
Mr. Terrence McCaffrey, Manager of the Postal Service's Stamp Development Department, announced the following in a March 24th letter to the City of Alhambra, which had sent the Postal Service a city resolution in support of the stamp this spring:
"At their January meeting, the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee discussed a proposal to honor Japanese-American World War II Veterans on a commemorative postage stamp. The idea had been rejected in the past because of the Postal Service's long-standing policy of not recognizing individual units or groups in the military.
As a result of increased interest in this and other similar subjects, a subcommittee has been formed to review the policy. There is no established timetable for the review and subjects that pertain to this category have not been placed in the under consideration category. Once the review is complete, these subjects will be presented to the Committee for discussion."
Our stamp campaign will continue to demonstrate support for the stamp until it receives official word that the stamp will be issued. Ongoing efforts will center around raising public awareness and support through petitions, letters of support, and resolutions. We are urging the Postal Service to issue the stamp at the earliest possible date. We encourage supporters to continue their efforts.
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REMEMBER to sign the free, Online Petition to support the campaign.
Important Note: This internet petition is separate from the handwritten petitions, and we encourage you to sign both. The online petition allows you to leave comments. You can check out what other signers have written daily. Many give personal testimony in support of the stamp proposal (click on the "Signers" tab at the top of the petition to see them).
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