Asian/Pacific-Americans in the U.S. Army

By U.S. ArmyApril 22, 2015

Asian-Americans in the U.S. Army
1 / 21 Show Caption + Hide Caption – President Harry S. Truman salutes the colors of the combined 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry, during the presentation of the seventh Presidential Unit Citation. The Regimental Combat Team (less the 552d Field Artillery Battalion) received the Preside... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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6 / 21 Show Caption + Hide Caption – "Go For Broke" was more than a motto for the 442d Regimental Combat Team.

The picture depicts, France, October 1944. The rain and chill, which precedes winter in the Vosges mountains had started. The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was weary and battl... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)
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10 / 21 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Brig. Gen. Joseph Caravalho Jr., left, surgeon general, Multi-National Force-Iraq, MNF-I, listens as Lt. Col. David Ristedt, division surgeon with 4th Infantry Division and Multi-National Division-Baghdad, or MND-B, talk about previous visits to Al Y... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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11 / 21 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii's flag-draped casket is removed from a hearse near the steps of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific by a joint military honor guard, Dec. 23, 2012, during a memorial service in his honor. Inouye was a U.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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12 / 21 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii speaks to Service members during a Women's History Month, "Reach your Highest Potential and Help Others Reach Theirs," seminar, March 29, 2013, on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Gabbard is the first American Sam... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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13 / 21 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. William M. Buckler, Jr., commander of the 412th Theater Engineer Command, presents Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Miyako N. Schanely with her general officer belt during her promotion ceremony. Schanely, a resident of Black River, N.Y., is the... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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14 / 21 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno presents a Bronze Star Medal and the Army Chief of Staff Coin to George Joe Sakato during the World War II Nisei Veterans Program National Veterans Network tribute to the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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15 / 21 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Calixto Inot, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, maintains security during a key leader meeting at the provincial governor's residence in Farah City, Apr. 10, 2013. The consul general and team's leadership met w... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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16 / 21 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Retired Sgt. Ashley Crandall, 2013 Warrior Games women's bicycle open bronze medal winner, receives her medal and a kiss from Prince Harry of Great Britain after the competition near the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11, 2014... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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17 / 21 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter pins a Purple Heart on Army Staff Sgt. Jerry M. Amis during a Purple Heart ceremony at the Warrior and Family Support Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Oct. 29, 2013, as Amis' wife, Nerrisha... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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18 / 21 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. Coral Wong Pietsch talks with Capt. Jeavy Resurreccion of the Philippine army during the planning conference for BALIKATAN 95. Pietsch has been nominated for promotion to brigadier general. If the Senate confirms her, she would be the first Asia... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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19 / 21 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Ladda "Tammy" Duckworth of the Illinois Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment, narrates the "Salute to Fallen Asian Pacific Islander Heroes," during the Department of Defense's Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month luncheo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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21 / 21 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who represents Hawaii's second congressional district, spoke during the Sisters-in-Arms monthly meeting at the Aliamanu Military Reservation Chapel, Jan. 21, 2014. Gabbard is also a captain in the Hawaii's National Guard ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL