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Army division. General Mook, as he's known, is the author of Faith, Family, and Flag: Memoirs of an Unlikely American Samurai Crusader. Here he is to tell the story of the Japanese who fought for the United States. in World War II. I have a daily standard mantra.
which is every day is a great day, I have my faith, my family, and live in the finest country in the world. I said that every day. Every chance I get But although I am extremely positive and grateful, Having been born in the United States, I tell people. Uh when I was born here I hit the lotto.
So when I say that mantra, sometimes I get pushback about the finest country in the world part. And I say, listen, I've been around the block a few times. You know, it does help to be around about eight decades. And so. I told him You know.
What I Join the military. There had never been an Asian American admiral or general. In our armed forces.
Now, I was not the first, I was about the third or fourth. The club isn't real large.
Now has our country made mistakes? Obviously. But I'll tell you what, number one, were the only country that I know of That had a civil war. to abolish slavery. Costing over half a million lives to settle that situation.
And Our President who ran on that platform was assassinated. He gave up his life. Abraham Lincoln. knowing full well the risk he was taking. The military is a perfect example.
President Truman in nineteen forty eight integrated. Our military services. Prior to that, we had segregated units. They uh black units in World War Two we had the Japanese American unit, which I might add was the one hundredth Battalion four hundred and forty second Regimental Combat Team, which fought in Europe To this day it is the most highly decorated infantry unit uh of its size in a late of service. It was a unit that everybody wanted them assigned to them because of their bravery.
By the way, in a combat unit, a theater operation, like the European theater of operation, we probably had nine million guys. who served in that area during the war. and the reputation Of good units spreads like wildfire in combat zones, as well as the bad units. and the four forty second Their reputation was crazy. In fact, There is a back in the late nineties, the Army selected the ten most important battles.
in the history of the United States Army. and one of them was the one in which the four forty second, Saved. a Texas Army National Guard battalion. in the mountains of France, the Germans had surrounded them. It was called the Lost Battalion.
Hitler had ordered the annihilation of that unit. And They were in a very wooded area Uh Surrounded and it was and so they tried to send units in to rescue. that battalion, but nobody could break through. Uh the Hundred Four Forty second had just come off of their operation. And normally when you have a major operation you give it a a little rest time.
to reconstitute an get replacements and things like that, but the Hundred four forty second was ordered. I to go and save the lost battalion. or rescued the lost battalion. They succeeded. But in doing so You know, I wa they saved, I think, Two hundred.
Soldiers from that battalion. Hello. who are remaining, who were still alive, In so doing the battalion took eight hundred casualties. in order to get through.
So when that happened, you know, the word spread like crazy. It was here in this back in the States, too, but You know, so the veterans after World War Two, when they came back, and they heard people badmouthing. Americans of Japanese ancestry i. e. Japanese Americans.
the veterans would say, Stop saying that. These people are loyal Americans. You know, and President Truman Uh honored them at the White House with a with a parade where he awarded their seventh Presidential Unit Citation to them. And he said You know, you guys fought two two fights. Against Fascism But also Against racism.
And uh so that I I'm very proud to tell you that I had an uncle who was in that. I had relatives who served. Uh and We had Japanese American soldiers who fought in the Pacific. which was very nobody knows a lot about them, was called the Milit Military Intelligence Service. and they were translators and interpreters.
And they actually went forward with the marines and the army soldiers. Uh into battle. They were at Iwo Jima, they were at Guam. Uh You know, they They fought in the jungles of the Pacific. And Uh They helped break the Japanese code.
The Imperial Code. which led to our victory at at Midway. and turned the tide in in the Pacific. In fact, General MacArthur's Chief of Intelligence. uh basically said after the war That They breaking that code shortened the war by two years.
And you've been listening to Major General James Mukayama, General Mook. and he's the author of Faith, Family, and Flag Memoirs of an Unlikely Samurai Crusader. And what a story he tells about Japanese service during World War II. The story of the American Japanese who fought against the Japanese. in World War Two here on Our American Stories.
Lee Habib here again. Our American Stories tries to tell the stories of America's past and present to Americans. And we want to hear your stories too. There's some of our favorites. Send them to us.
Go to OwlAmericanStories.com and click the Your Stories tab. Again, please go to OwlAmericanStories.com. and click the Your Stories tab. Spending time outdoors, then let's talk about skin cancer. Non-melanoma skin cancers, or NMSCs, including basal cell carcinoma and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, are the most common cancers in the U.S.
and can become harder to treat if left undetected. That's why sun protection and timely detection matter. Our sponsor, Regeneron, is raising awareness about advanced NMSCs. Learn more and take the pledge to see a dermatologist annually at Let's Get RealaboutskinCancer.com. Saturday, August 22nd in Tampa, witnessing MMA Legends final fight for a cyborg.
one of the greatest in history. She's an absolute power. Defense her PFL world title. One last time. Unforgettable and got you!
An unforgettable career. Saturday, August 22nd, live from Benchmark International Arena. For tickets, visit pfl.info/slash tampa. Wait, I came in for two things. How is this forty seven dollars?
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