Military service
The story of Japanese Americans in the military during World War II is complex and in many ways ironic. It is a story of mistrust by the very country for which these soldiers placed themselves in harms' way. Many were drafted directly out of the camps and fought for democracy abroad while their parents and families were incarcerated by their own government.
World War II
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Military service
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Fighting for Tomorrow: Japanese Americans in America's Wars (exhibition),
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GI Bill,
Hawaii Territorial Guard,
Hood River incident,
Japanese American World War II military service memorials,
Japanese Americans in military during World War II,
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Kotonk,
Ben Kuroki,
Spark Matsunaga,
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Rescue of the Lost Battalion,
Revolution of 1954,
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