Japanese-American Troops to Receive Congressional Gold Medal

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President Barack Obama will sign a bill today granting the Congressional Gold Medal to Japanese-American soldiers fought WHO DURING World War II, AFP reported.

The law recognizes somethings 6.000 Japanese-Americans born of immigrant parents WHO fought in Europe and Asia, Even as the U.S. government Their Families forced to live in the Internment Camps, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. According to the Navy Times, the soldiers were part of the Military Intelligence Service and the segregated 442nd Regimental Combat Team/100th Infantry Battalion, Which Eventually became the most highly decorated unit in the history of the U.S. military.

"While" some Japanese-Americans were being wrongly interned only due Thurs Their Ethnicity, These brave men stepped forward to Defend Our Nation, "It is. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) said." Their Bravery Thurs Not only helped win the war , it paved the way Towards a more just and tolerant nation. It Will Be a Truly Historic Moment "when President Barack Obama signs this honor for the Nisei Veterans into law."

The Congressional Gold Medal is one of the Highest Civilian Honors Presented Thurs People Who Serve the Security and National Interests of the United States. Past honorees include the Wright Brothers, Rosa Parks, the Navajo code talkers, the Tuskegee Airmen and the Dalai Lama.