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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.

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Building with mountains in background (ddr-densho-466-135)
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Man with tents in background (ddr-densho-466-712)
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Caption below photo on album page: Masaji Okada Hawaii
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Man drinking (ddr-densho-466-339)
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Young boy (ddr-densho-466-952)
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Large statue of angel next to building (ddr-densho-466-788)
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Caption below photo on album page: Rome
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Boy and girl playing (ddr-densho-466-921)
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Woman riding bicycle past large monument (ddr-densho-466-773)
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Caption below photo on album page: Dove Andate, Signorina?
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Three men outside building (ddr-densho-466-285)
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Caption below photo on album page: Geo Morihiro / Shig Murao
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Man sleeping on cot (ddr-densho-466-37)
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Caption below photo on album page: Lazy Bones
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Two men standing on step (ddr-densho-466-700)
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Caption below photo on album page: Lts. Hart & Kubota Hawaii
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Man in uniform outside building (ddr-densho-466-239)
img Man in uniform outside building (ddr-densho-466-239)
Caption on photo front: Ken Yoshino
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Man riding bicycle (ddr-densho-466-131)
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View of plaza (ddr-densho-466-654)
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Caption below photo on album page: Danny Kuniyoshi, Merced, Calif. - Tom Shigaki, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Group at swimming beach (ddr-densho-466-948)
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Caption below photo on album page: Mary Flo Pia
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Men sitting alongside bay by boats (ddr-densho-466-90)
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Caption below photo on album page: Naples Harbor
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Porta Sempione in Mila (ddr-densho-466-785)
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Caption below photo on album page: Milano Entrance
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Man leaning on wire fence (ddr-densho-466-249)
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Caption below photo on album page: Terumi Kato
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Women washing clothes on river bank (ddr-densho-466-636)
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Caption below photo on album page: Shig Nak
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Roman Colosseum (ddr-densho-466-780)
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Caption below photo on album page: Catacombs in Rome
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Four men at table tennis table (ddr-densho-466-21)
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Caption below photo on album page: Kayakawa, Morita, Yoshida, Lt. Komachi
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Man sitting in snow by sign (ddr-densho-466-72)
img Man sitting in snow by sign (ddr-densho-466-72)
Caption below photo on album page: Kaz
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Woman on town sidewalk (ddr-densho-466-884)
img Woman on town sidewalk (ddr-densho-466-884)
Caption below photo on album page: Sumi Kajiwara Whitefish, Mont. Inscription on photo front: To Kim, always Sumi
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Row of trees (ddr-densho-466-645)
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Man and woman in grass skirt dancing (ddr-densho-466-148)
img Man and woman in grass skirt dancing (ddr-densho-466-148)
Caption below photo on album page: Rub it, Baby!
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Photo of young woman (ddr-densho-466-204)
img Photo of young woman (ddr-densho-466-204)
Caption below photo on album page: Michi Nakagawara
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