tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675276272361534045.post3968331183257961038..comments2024-01-07T23:50:30.035-06:00Comments on Tony's thoughts....: Texans in the "Lost Battalion" and the Japanese-AmericansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675276272361534045.post-71164531665077427142008-08-09T22:40:00.000-05:002008-08-09T22:40:00.000-05:00Make no mistake the American-Japanese that fought ...Make no mistake the American-Japanese that fought against the Nazi were amazing soldiers who in a drive to prove themselves loyal went far beyond the limits of what you can call normal bravery.<BR/><BR/>Really is a great history to read,<BR/>( book Just Americans: The Story of the 100th Batallion/442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II, author Robert Asahina --- is a good one)<BR/> one thing is for sure, the units that bumped into them regretted the time spent together.<BR/><BR/>(members of the "442" performed so many distinguished acts that the "442" became the most decorated unit of its size and length of service in the American Army. The unit garnered over 18,000 individual decorations for bravery, 9,500 Purple Hearts for casualties, and seven Presidential Distinguished Unit citations.)takasitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00019214048724240959noreply@blogger.com