MARIO G REYES / Rafu Shimpo
Rose Ochi and Sue Embrey at the dedication of the Manzanar Guard Tower on Sept. 17, 2005.
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Eight guard towers were originally built along the perimeter of the Manzanar internment camp. Manzanar National Historic Site was established to preserve the stories of the internment of nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.
In 2005, Guard Tower #8 was reconstructed in its exact location along Highway 395. The reconstructed tower was dedicated in a ceremony held on Sept. 17, 2005 to honor the memory of confinement experienced by the Manzanar internees. Sue Embrey, Rose Ochi and Bill Michael were recognized for their decades of effort to preserve the site. Earlier in the year the Guard Tower Reconstruction project received a 2006 Preservation Design award from the California Preservation Foundation.
The Governor’s Award ceremony was to be held at the Leland Stanford Mansion in Sacramento on Thursday. |
