A Tradition of Honor (SPECIAL EDITION PRE-ORDER)
For many Americans, the story of the Japanese American heroes of World War II remains largely unknown. Narrated by SAB SHIMANO (Paradise Road, come See the Paradise) A TRADITON OF HONOR reveals the compelling accounts of the men who risked their lives at a time when America questioned their loyalty and incarcerated their families.
For its size and length of service, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team including the 100th Battalion, became the most decorated unit in American military history.
A TRADITON OF HONOR feature the testimonies of more than 40 veterans, rare archive images from both sides of the battlefield and excusive footage from the Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House. This is the story of a generation of Americans whose personal sacrifice and triumph over racial prejudices would forever redefine what it means to be an American.
- Additional deleted scenes
- New menu options (Great for classrooms)
- Additional Varsity Victory Volunteers Feature
VARSITY VICTORY VOLUNTEERS
On January 19, 1942, the Army discharged all the Japanese Americans in the ROTC at the University of HI and changed their draft status to 4C - "enemy alien." The Nisei cadets felt such despair that the very bottom of their existence fell out. But community leaders convinced the demoralized students to turn the other cheek. One hundred and seventy students petitioned the military governor: "Hawaii is our home; the United States our country. We know but one loyalty and that is to the Stars and Stripes. We wish to do our part as loyal Americans in every way possible, and we hereby offer ourselves for whatever service you may see fit to use us."
The students gave up their books, and their chance for the education that would lift them up from their menial plantation jobs. Instead, the "Varsity Victory Volunteers" picked up shovels and hammers. From January to December 1942, they built barracks, dug ditches, quarried rock and surfaced roads. When Assistant Secretary of War John McCloy visited the islands, military and community leaders made sure he saw the VVV hard at work breaking rocks.
Apparently that made an impression. The Varsity Victory Volunteers finally got their chance to fight. On January 28, 1943 the War Department announced that it was forming an all-Nisei combat team and called for 1,500 volunteers from Hawaii. Ten thousand men volunteered, including men from the Varsity Victory Volunteers.
Tentative Release Date June 2011 TO BE DETERMINED
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