Harvard professor among veterans to get Congressional Gold Medal

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Source: CNN

Out of sheer boredom, Susumu Ito, in World War II, became a forward artillery observer, one of the most dangerous jobs available.

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Ito had been in the Army since 1940, but after the attack on Pearl Harbor, many Japanese-American soldiers were discharged, and even those kept on were disarmed and reassigned.

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In 1943, the creation of the segregated 442nd Regimental Combat Team allowed Japanese-Americans to prove their loyalty to the United States. Ito and thousands of other Asian-Americans welcomed the chance to demonstrate their courage in combat.

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On Wednesday, Ito, along with more than 1,000 members of the 100th Battalion, 442nd RCT, will be honored on Capitol Hill with a Congressional Gold Medal for their extraordinary accomplishments in World War II. The Congressional Gold Medal is the nation's highest civilian award.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/01/us/veterans-in-focus-susumu-ito/index.html

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1. The 442nd is the most decorated regimental sized

unit in American military history. Each soldier AVERAGED 3 medals, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and higher. This is well deserved and over due.

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2. Go For Broke!

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3. AWESOME!

The Republicans are trying to do similar stuff to Muslim Americans now! Who knows what they would do if they could do what they really want?