[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 27, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             GEORGE ARATANI

  (Mr. SCHIFF asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a constituent and 
philanthropist, George Aratani, who passed away last week.
  Mr. Aratani was part of the Greatest Generation, and served his 
country as a member of the Military Intelligence Service, or MIS, 
during World War II. His service came at a time when tens of thousands 
of his fellow Japanese Americans were interned in camps scattered in 
the Western United States. He chose to serve and defend America with no 
guarantee that his own freedom would be defended in return.
  I was proud to work to ensure that MIS members like George Aratani 
and all of the Go for Broke veterans received the credit and thanks 
they were due through the Congressional Gold Medal.
  When he returned home, Mr. Aratani started and ran several 
businesses, and dedicated himself to Japanese American educational and 
cultural causes, including the Go for Broke veterans' memorial and 
foundation. George Aratani had a profound impact on our country and on 
his community, and he will be terribly missed.

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