President Barack Obama will sign a bill today granting the Congressional Gold Medal to Japanese-American soldiers who fought during World War II, AFP reported.
The law recognizes some 6,000 Japanese-Americans born of immigrant parents who fought in Europe and Asia, even as the U.S. government forced their families to live in internment camps, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. According to the Navy Times, the soldiers were part of the Military Intelligence Service and the segregated 442nd Regimental Combat Team/100th Infantry Battalion, which eventually became the most highly decorated unit in the history of the U.S. military ... (more)
