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2006-08-24 Fifth Column

Nine Japanese Americans Veterans Groups Criticize Watada

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-08-24 10:56|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Swore an oath, and broke it. Traitor and liar. Simple as that.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-08-24 11:03|| 2006-08-24 11:03|| Front Page Top

#2 This sort of thing really rankles the traditional Japanese personality.

Call it a cultural offense, as if some American had come out to say that not only had he eaten dog meat, he liked it, and he was going to BBQ himself up some more pooches.

Well, okay, maybe not *that* bad.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-08-24 11:38|| 2006-08-24 11:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Too fucking bad. He volunteered for the military, therefore he has to go where they tell him too.

You swore an oath, of your own free will, dickhead. Now you should be shot for base stupidity.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2006-08-24 11:45|| 2006-08-24 11:45|| Front Page Top

#4 The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was the most decorated unit for its size and length of service, in the entire history of the U.S. Military. The 4,000 men who initially came in April 1943 had to be replaced nearly 3.5 times. In total, about 14,000 men served, ultimately earning 9,486 Purple Hearts , 21 Medals of Honor and an unprecedented eight Presidential Unit Citations.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-24 11:50|| 2006-08-24 11:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Watada's another one of those idiots who thought the military was a career move or job-training vocational school.

Read the bottom line before signing on the dotted line: IN WARTIME, EXPECT TO BE CALLED TO DUTY. YOU MAY GET KILLED OR HURT.

Posted by Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-08-24 12:13|| http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com/HomePage.asp]">[http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com/HomePage.asp] 2006-08-24 12:13|| Front Page Top

#6 I can understand the reluctance of some internees to answer the draft call, but Watada wasnt drafted. He choose to join the Army, signed a contract, the Army trained him, and then he double-crossed them. Hard to say youre a victim when you made a conscience decision and youre an adult. Too bad the Army did away with public floggings because I would vote for that if I was on Courts Martial panel.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-08-24 13:02|| 2006-08-24 13:02|| Front Page Top

#7 yea and 315 that didn't go just wanted their family out of the intern camps can't really blame them.

Posted by djohn66 2006-08-24 13:45|| 2006-08-24 13:45|| Front Page Top

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