[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 65 (Thursday, April 10, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H1583-H1584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PROTECTING THE PROMISE OF AMERICA

  (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to serve as the ranking 
member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  Today, I rise to recognize one veteran in particular, my great uncle, 
Manzo Takahashi.
  Uncle Mon served in the legendary 442nd Infantry Battalion and gave 
his life in service to our Nation on this very day 80 years ago. He 
gave the last full measure of devotion while his family, my 
grandparents and parents, were incarcerated in camps simply because 
they were Japanese Americans.
  Uncle Mon's story is just one of nearly 18,000 Japanese-American 
soldiers who embodied the motto Go for Broke. They risked everything 
for a country that had denied them so much because they believed in the 
promise of America.
  Yet, that promise is fragile. The Trump administration erased the 
story of the 442nd from the Army's website and now seeks to gut the 
care that our veterans have earned.
  We cannot let that happen. To truly honor our veterans, we must 
defend their legacy, protect their stories, and uphold the Nation that 
they fought to build.
  Mr. Speaker, that is the debt we owe them.

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