Summary

George tells the story of the Army's 442nd Regiment, made up of Japanese American soldiers. On October 26, 1944, the 442nd rescued a battalion that had been trapped behind German lines in Eastern France. 800 men from this regiment were killed in the process, and another 42 were sent to POW camps. In 1946, the 442nd were given the Distinguished Service Cross by President Truman, and in 2000, they received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Clinton. George was present at the ceremony, and he also worked with one of the men honored, Senator Daniel K. Inouye, on the founding of the Japanese American National Museum.

Back in the camp, George notes, some of the men who refused to enlist were sent to Leavenworth Prison in Kansas. The Takeis were relocated because of Takekuma and Fumiko's refusal to declare their allegiance to the U.S. They were sent...