HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – As we mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a heroic group of U.S. soldiers and their families are receiving a special honor from a country once considered the enemy.
Hawaii soldiers of Japanese American, or nisei, ancestry who fought foreign enemies, while battling discrimination in their own home, were pivotal in ending one of the world’s deadliest conflicts. The 100th Infantry Battalion of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team went on to become the most decorated military unit in U.S. history.
Now, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is recognizing three Hawaii veterans’ organizations with a commendation: the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans, the 442nd Legacy Center, and the Military Intelligence Service Veterans of Hawaii…