[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 29, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1779]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICES OF DR. PETE TATSUO OKUMOTO AND 
           OTHER JAPANESE-AMERICAN SERVICEMEN OF WORLD WAR II

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                          HON. CHARLES K. DJOU

                               of hawaii

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Mr. DJOU. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the heroism and 
sacrifices of Dr. Pete Tatsuo Okumoto and other Japanese-American 
veterans of World War II.
   Dr. Okumoto served as a frontline combat surgeon with the United 
States Army's 10th Mountain Division in Northern Italy during World War 
II and participated in two major campaigns including North Apennine and 
Po Valley. Dr. Okumoto received numerous military decorations for his 
honorable service. I commend Dr. Okumoto for his dedication and 
commitment to the field of medicine and honorable service to the United 
States. It is with great pleasure to formally recognize Dr. Okumoto on 
the floor of the House of Representatives.
   As a Captain in the Army Reserve, I understand the demands placed on 
our servicemen and women. I thank Dr. Okumoto and all other Japanese-
American veterans for their heroism and for their service to the state 
of Hawai'i and the United States. Aloha.

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