WASHINGTON, D.C. (HawaiiNewsNow) – The U.S. Military has republished an article detailing the historical past of the famed 442nd Regimental Fight Group on it’s web site.
The article was republished Saturday, changing the webpage that was taken down sometime earlier this month, triggering an outcry from family members of members of the unit and others, together with U.S. Congressmen Ed Case of Hawaii and Mark Takano of California, whose nice uncle was a veteran of the 442nd.
The 442nd, mixed with the a hundredth Infantry Battalion, stays essentially the most embellished fight unit in historical past for its dimension and size of service. The World Warfare II unit was made up largely of second era Japanese-People.
In an announcement despatched to Hawaii Information Now Saturday, a U.S. Military spokesperson on the Pentagon stated, “The 442nd Regimental Fight workforce holds an honored place in Military Historical past and we’re happy to republish an article that highlights the courageous Troopers who served within the “Go-for-Broke” brigade.”
The emailed assertion continued,:
“In accordance with a Presidential Government Order and steering from the Secretary of Protection, the Military lately took down the Asian People & Pacific Islanders Heritage webpage that featured content material concerning the 442nd Infantry Regiment and Nisei Troopers. The Military is tirelessly working by way of content material on that website and articles associated to the 442nd Infantry Regiment and Nisei Troopers will probably be republished to raised align with present steering.”
The hyperlink to the unique webpage nonetheless goes to the Military’s official homepage.
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