present and past Lincoln High faculty.

They were not commissioned as officers at the time of their deaths due to their earlier expulsion from the ROTC program.He became a member of the Varsity Victory Volunteers in February 1942 and was inducted into the 232nd Combat Engineer Company (CEC) of the 442nd RCT on March 12.

Im glad to see the Army is doing the right thing.He was killed in action on June 26.Their perseverance in proving that loyalty as volunteer enlisted soldiers led to their ultimate sacrifice far from their home on the battlefields of Italy and France.

3nd BNof the 442nd RCT on March 25.Born in Wailuku on Maui in 1923.

The request was supported by the University of Hawaii Army ROTC program.

It stands as still another in a long line of testaments to the commitment of Japanese Americans willing to fight and die to preserve and protect the values of democracy and freedom for a country that had not returned their loyalty.and Robert Johnson of the French Consulate in Los Angeles — all of whom continue to honor the World War II sacrifices of the 442nd RCT and 100th Battalion — gave testimonials of Yoshs never-ending service to the U.

Whittier City Councilwoman Mary Ann Pacheco.To paraphrase him: treat people decently.

use them as a model of what NOT to be like.hes good enough to be our neighbor.