Little is known about the Japanese Americans who served during World War II and we realized we hadn’t shared any videos of these veterans talking about their experiences. This YouTube video, posted by Heather Wokusch, is a 2012 interview with Kazuo “Fred” Yamaguchi, who served in the U.S. Military Intelligence Service.
We also want to take a moment to recognize everyone who has served in the armed forces over the years. To those veterans, thank you for your service.
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Very moving to hear his story. Certainly they are a group who had little recognition.
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Quite right. Didn’t find nearly as many interviews with these men compared to those who belonged to other units.
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Excellent interview. My own father couldn’t praise these men enough!
I don’t know if you are aware of my friend Koji, but he had relatives on both sides of the Pacific and I thought you might be interested.
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That was a great post. Thanks for sharing it!
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You don’t read a letter home to mom quite like that everyday, eh?
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Nope! It’s pretty unusual.
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THERE WAS A GROUP THAT WAS THE 442ND BATTLION THAT SERVED IN EUOPE AGAINST THE GERMANS. THEY WERE HIGHLY DECORATED UNIT IN AMERICA. THEY PROVED THEIR LOYALITY TO THE US.
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