From the Go For Broke Bulletin Archives, here is an article on a tour of Italy and France taken in 2004 to see former battlefields and remember the the challenges that were faced and honor the memories of the fallen.
The Italian Phase of the Tour:
I could not resist the K Co sponsored tour – May 18 – June 3 – because I had promised myself I would one day make the pilgrimage to honor our buddies who fell along the way.
Here is an article from the Hawai`i Herald’s special edition honoring the 70th Anniversary of the 442nd RCT. Stories and images are courtesy of the Hawai`i Herald. FOUR SPECIAL STONESMinoru Kishaba’s Story Reveals the Essence of the Nisei Soldier Karleen ChinenThe Hawai‘i Herald (March 15, 2013) From the outset of our journey, one of the veterans in our group, Lahaina-born Minoru Kishaba, had struck me as an especially warm and gentle man. As we traveled through Italy, “Chappy” — a nickname that was given to him by his buddies in Anti-Tank Company because he sometimes read passages from the Bible to them — often talked about how lonely and homesick he felt during the war. “It was a very lonely feeling, especially evening, after you dig...
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