Real Americans

[Unkotare]

Despite unforgiveable treatment by their own government, these AMERICANS volunteered and became the most highly decorated (and most frequently wounded) unit in US military history.

The Conflict Behind the Battle Lines / The Japanese Americans who fought in World War II were engaged in another, private battle, against prejudice and misunderstandings

 

[Unkotare]

100th/442nd Research Center

 

[Unkotare]

100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry

 

[westwall]

My dentists dad was 442nd. A hell of a man.

 

[Unkotare]

My dentists dad was 442nd. A hell of a man.

Must have been.

 

[Jeremy]

Love 'em. Japanese volunteers during Dubya Dubya 2 are some of this country's biggest heroes.

 

[Unkotare]

Love 'em. Japanese volunteers during Dubya Dubya 2 are some of this country's biggest heroes.

And in the face of what was being done to them and their families...


...makes you proud and grateful to know there are Americans like that

 

[Jeremy]

Love 'em. Japanese volunteers during Dubya Dubya 2 are some of this country's biggest heroes.

And in the face of what was being done to them and their families...


...makes you proud and grateful to know there are Americans like that

indeed.

 

[TruthSeeker56]

While Japanese-American families were living in internment camps, Japanese-American soldiers were fighting with valor and dying during WW2.

At the same time, black American soldiers were segregated during World War 2, and they also fought with valor and died in battle.

What a screwed up country we had, and we still have.

 

[2012]

Inspiring.

 

[Katzndogz]

No doubt about it, the Japanese during WWII should have been left to deal with the understanding and compassion of their American neighbors.

 

[High_Gravity]

They were heroes, in fact any minority at the time that went to serve is a hero in my eyes, conditions for people of color were not the greatest back than.

 

[California Girl]

They were heroes, in fact any minority at the time that went to serve is a hero in my eyes, conditions for people of color were not the greatest back than.

True... and it is in no small part due to those men and women, that we are the country we are now. And, really, that's one hell of a legacy.

Another generation and racists will be as rare as an honest politician. I can't wait!

 

[Unkotare]

While Japanese-American families were living in internment camps, Japanese-American soldiers were fighting with valor and dying during WW2.
.

A great many of those heroes volunteered from within those very camps, and their families remained behind barbed wired and at gunpoint while they fought and died for our country. It's something to tihnk about.

 

[Unkotare]

No doubt about it, the Japanese during WWII should have been left to deal with the understanding and compassion of their American neighbors.

Something you want to expand upon?

 

[High_Gravity]

While Japanese-American families were living in internment camps, Japanese-American soldiers were fighting with valor and dying during WW2.
.

A great many of those heroes volunteered from within those very camps, and their families remained behind barbed wired and at gunpoint while they fought and died for our country. It's something to tihnk about.

Thats very true I watched a documentary about it, Japanese men volunteered right from the camps and they got to go but their families had to stay behind, man what total stone cold patriots, it almost brings a tear to my eye.

 

[High_Gravity]

They were heroes, in fact any minority at the time that went to serve is a hero in my eyes, conditions for people of color were not the greatest back than.

True... and it is in no small part due to those men and women, that we are the country we are now. And, really, that's one hell of a legacy.

Another generation and racists will be as rare as an honest politician. I can't wait!

Me either CG.

 

[Unkotare]

While Japanese-American families were living in internment camps, Japanese-American soldiers were fighting with valor and dying during WW2.
.

A great many of those heroes volunteered from within those very camps, and their families remained behind barbed wired and at gunpoint while they fought and died for our country. It's something to tihnk about.

Thats very true I watched a documentary about it, Japanese men volunteered right from the camps and they got to go but their families had to stay behind, man what total stone cold patriots, it almost brings a tear to my eye.

Exactly so.