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There were thousands imprisoned and it is likely that a few were—amongst so many people, there are bound to be one or two. However, the vast majority of them w
by compiler-guy 5y ago
There were thousands imprisoned and it is likely that a few were—amongst so many people, there are bound to be one or two.
However, the vast majority of them were not security threats. The vast majority were patriotic, good citizens, abruptly ordered from their homes and businesses without recourse or future justice. A travesty of American values.
Some young men interred left the camps to fight for the US and returned and were interred again.
- aaaaaaaaata 5y agoLink? Would love to hear their stories, wow.
- compiler-guy 5y agoHere are a few. https://www.history.com/news/442nd-regiment-combat-japanese-american-wwii-internment-camps https://www.history.com/news/442nd-regiment-combat-japanese-... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese-American_service_in_World_War_II https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese-American_service_in... https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/442nd-regimental-combat-team https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/442nd-regimen... If you get a chance to visit one of these camps, it is worth it. Very sobering.
- nataz 5y agoRecommend reading about the Japanese American combat battalion. One of the most decorated units in the history of the US military (including 4,000 purple hearts), and earned while many of their families were unjustly detained in US internment camps. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment_(Uni...
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