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by aaaaaaaaata 1580 days ago
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Would love to hear their stories, wow.
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nataz 1580 days ago
Recommend reading about the Japanese American combat battalion. One of the most decorated units in the history of the US military (including 4,000 purple hearts), and earned while many of their families were unjustly detained in US internment camps.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment_(Uni...

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compiler-guy 1580 days ago
Here are a few.

https://www.history.com/news/442nd-regiment-combat-japanese-...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese-American_service_in...

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/442nd-regimen...

If you get a chance to visit one of these camps, it is worth it. Very sobering.

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