Upcoming Events
Celebrate America250 at Arcadia Retirement Residence, on July 4, 2026: “Purple Heart Battalion” Film Screening & Q&A with Filmmaker Steve Sue
July 4 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Celebrate 250 years of independence by being among the first to see the new film about the 100th/442nd RCT ~ the WWII “Purple Heart Battalion” from Hawaiʻi ~ one of the most decorated units in US military history that used the concept of Aloha while liberating Italy, France and Germany and for 80 years after the war in the rebuilding of a free world. The film features Arcadia resident Col. Walter Ozawa and the story of former Arcadia resident Lt. Col. Farrant Turner, the first commander of the 100th Inf. Bn. The event features a 110 minute screening and Q&A with producer/director Steve Sue.
This is a free test screening in which weʻll ask for your exit comments to help make the film the best it can be.