Posted on Nov 11, 2017

Most Decorated Unit In U.S. History Fought For A Country That Didn't Accept Them

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Blind prejudice is just that --- blind and unwarranted SSG Robert Webster COL Mikel J. Burroughs

Most Decorated Unit In U.S. History Fought For A Country That Didn't Accept Them

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SSG Robert Webster

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And let us not forget those of German and Italian descent. And Densho has not forgotten those individuals either.
http://encyclopedia.densho.org/German_and_Italian_detainees/

German and Italian detainees | Densho Encyclopedia

In addition to the forced removal of Japanese Americans for purposes of confinement in War Relocation Authority(WRA) camps, the Justice Department oversaw the internment of more than thirty-one thousand civilians during the Second World War. This total included approximately 11,500 people of German ancestry and three thousand people of Italian ancestry, many of whom were United States citizens.[1]These detainees were housed in Justice...

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