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FK: Now, we're doing this memorial out at Eagledale where we left. What are your feelings about the memorial?

GN: Oh, yeah, I hope it happens. But money's a big problem. And I think it would happen... and on the wall, I would, my feeling is that's fine to put what I say, all the Nisei or Isseis gotten involved or experienced all this, so I think we should get the community, non-Japanese, how their feelings were, on the wall. I think it would happen, whether I'll be here or not, I don't know.

FK: Do you think we'll see it in our lifetime?

GN: My lifetime?

FK: Our lifetime.

GN: Oh, sure.

FK: What would you like the wall to say to... what would you like the whole memorial to say to people when they leave? What message would you like them to have when they leave?

GN: What was that again?

FK: When somebody comes to the memorial, to see the memorial, what message would you like them to get from the memorial?

GN: Well, so it won't happen again to any other groups.

FK: So you think it has some relevance or some relationship to what's going on right now as far as...

GN: Oh, you mean the Iraq deal and all that stuff?

FK: Uh-huh.

GN: It's just too bad they can't get along. But we don't know what the politicians' gonna do. Too much people who want power. But I guess war will never cease as long as there's, like the good book says, as long as there's man on earth. Like Walt Woodward's brother-in-law -- a very humorous guy -- he says, "Four or five hundred years from now, there'll only be one race." He says, "Even there, there's gonna be discrimination." Your hair is different, your ears are big, your nose is small, your nose is big... yeah, he was an interesting guy. Lot of truth in what, the humor he had. There's a lot of truth in what he said.

FK: Well, if you could have changed anything about your life, is there anything you would change?

GN: No, I don't want to change anything. You know, well, I knew I was Japanese when the war struck, but I wasn't... no, I'm proud of what I am.

FK: What's your wish for your, what's your wish for your children?

GN: My children? I hope they have a good, healthy life, and safe life.

FK: Any, any other things you'd like to say I haven't covered?

GN: No, I think you're pretty thorough.

FK: [Laughs] Well, I think you did a good job, Jerry. Thanks, all right.

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