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Congress Approves Honor For Japanese American Vets

HONOLULU -- Congress has passed a measure that would award a Congressional Gold Medal to Japanese-American veterans of World War II.The House passed the legislation by voice vote Thursday. The measure now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature.The bill gives the medal collectively to those who served in the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service. About two-thirds of the servicemen were from Hawaii.The veterans volunteered to fight for the United States even though they were branded "enemy aliens" and some of their families were detained in internment camps."At a time when many of their fellow Americans questioned their loyalty to the United States, these Japanese-American soldiers enlisted and put their lives on the line to defend our freedom overseas while fighting against fear and discrimination at home," Hawaii Rep. Mazie Hirono said.

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