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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Excellent share, I'm betting there were one or two who objected to him receiving MOH due to his heritage.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr Can't argue that one bit, know how my parents felt about Japaneese to the point I didn't want to let them know I had bought a Japaneese car in 70s.
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr
1stSgt Nelson Kerr
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - My kids are half Asian, some of the bigotry is still the quite a bit of it in some places.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr Sadly I'm afraid there will always be people who are out and out bigots.
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr
1stSgt Nelson Kerr
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Mad now when you call them out on it they call you Polticslly Correct.
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CWO3 Us Marine
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One of many Nisei heroes of the 442nd RCT. Many like him fought like wildcats while their families were in Japanese Internment Camps. Their motto was "Go For Broke". Thanks for sharing.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
MAJ Ken Landgren
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It's my impression the 442 was used as canon fodder.
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MAJ Ken Landgren - I agree with your impression, and it placed them in the fights that led to their distinction. They were given the toughest missions from Anzio on. 21 MOHs and many more awards made them the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in the history of American warfare.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
MAJ Ken Landgren
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CWO3 (Join to see) - We found out they bleed red as well.
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SPC Douglas Bolton
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SGT (Join to see) That was beyond brave.
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