Members of the Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team standing at attention with a furled US flag in Bruyères, France.

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   In 1942, Japanese Americans were rounded up and sent to internment camps because of hyped up fears of ‘disloyalty’.
   In 1944, thousands of young Japanese American men were drafted out of those camps and sent to fight for democracy.
   Despite this, they fought gallantly, earning more than 14,000 medals.
   Then veterans faced more prejudice when they returned home
   https://theconversation.com/japanese-american-soldiers-in-world-war-ii-fought-the-axis-abroad-and-racial-prejudice-at-home-158512
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