I remember watching the movie “Go For Broke” on the television everytime it came on – it was a Hollywood recreation of a unit of the 442nd Infantry Regiment and the 100th Infantry Battalion – the famed first generation Americans of Japanese decent who were allowed by the US government to fight in Europe during the Second World War.<\/p>\n
Congress has decided to award the unit the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor, the highest civilian award.<\/p>\n
…6,000 Japanese-Americans born of immigrant parents who fought in Europe and Asia, even as the U.S. government forced their families to live in internment camps, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. According to the Navy Times, the soldiers were part of the Military Intelligence Service and the segregated 442nd Regimental Combat Team\/100th Infantry Battalion, which eventually became the most highly decorated unit in the history of the U.S. military.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I’ve always been proud of these Americans for their combat history, whether they were from Japanese extraction, or not. I know we’re presenting them with this honor for some stupid multicultural point, but they deserve it no matter the color of their skin – they fought for the United States and helped win the war. Period. All of that crap about interment camps has nothing to do with their brave performance in the face of this country’s enemies.<\/p>\n
Thanks to Tman for the link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"