[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 59 (Monday, April 26, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E657]
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RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF THE 100TH BATTALION, 442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT 
               TEAM AND THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE

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                          HON. TOM McCLINTOCK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 26, 2010

  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the brave 
individuals who served in the Military Intelligence Service and the 
Army's 100th Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT)--the most 
decorated unit for its size and length of service in the history of the 
U.S. military. These patriotic Americans, many of whom came from Placer 
County, California, served at a time when many of their families were 
interned in camps far from their homes.
  I am proud that the people of Placer County have partnered with the 
Japanese American Citizens League to create a permanent memorial 
commemorating the Americans of Japanese ancestry who served in the U.S. 
military during World War II. The memorial includes a 36-foot compass 
laid in concrete to symbolize the journey of the 442nd RCT located on 
Go For Broke Road, which is named in honor of the unit's motto.
  As our community moves into the second phase of this project, I 
congratulate everyone involved and thank them for their ongoing efforts 
to honor those individuals who risked and sacrificed so much in defense 
of our great Nation and the ideals for which we stand.

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