Reverend Katsuso Miho Speaks to the 442nd

On his way back to Hawaii after his graduation from the Yale University Divinity School, the Reverend Katsuso Miho of Hawaii spoke to the Japanese American soldiers of the Combat Team, Sunday morning in the 3rd Bn. amphitheatre. Speaking on the theme of “Two Crosses,” Reverend Miho explained that one cross stands for the physical difficulties of the world while the second signifies the clashing of ideologies. “Both crosses,” he said, “are consummated in the Cross of Calvary where Christ was willing to suffer, physical suffering and to show by His death that the ideals and standards of brotherhood are to be accomplished through suffering and difficulties. We Americans with Japanese faces are called on to bear these two crosses today.” With the background of green pines forming a “V” with a white cross in the center, Reverend Miho explained that Christianity stands for “one blood for all peoples. This war is your responsibility, and you must meet it with unqualified service to your America,” he said. Junior Regimental Chaplain Lt. Thomas E. West conducted the services. Before leaving for Maui, Hawaii, Rev. Miho spent Sunday afternoon with his two brothers of the Combat Team, Pvt. Katsuaki Miho and Pvt. Katsugo Miho.