Japanese American soldiers once branded 'enemy aliens' promoted posthumously
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U.S. Army soldiers salute framed photos of former University of Hawaii ROTC cadets during a posthumous commissioning ceremony at Ke'ehi Lagoon Memorial Park, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)U.S. Army soldiers stand behind framed photos of former University of Hawaii ROTC cadets during a moment of silence during a posthumous commissioning ceremony at Ke'ehi Lagoon Memorial Park, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)Faith Shiramizu places a lei on a framed photo of her uncle, Howard Urabe, a former University of Hawaii ROTC cadet, after a posthumous commissioning ceremony at Ke'ehi Lagoon Memorial Park, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)Clifford Urabe, left, and June Harada, nephew and niece of Howard Urabe, a former University of Hawaii ROTC cadet, are interviewed after a posthumous commissioning ceremony at Ke'ehi Lagoon Memorial Park, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)This combo image made with photos provided by the U.S. Army Pacific shows, from left to right, University of Hawaii ROTC cadets Jenhatsu Chinen, Daniel Betsui and Howard Urabe, top row, and Hiroichi Tomita, Grover Nagaji, Robert Murata and Akio Nishikawa, bottom row. (U.S. Army Pacific via AP)
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U.S. Army soldiers salute framed photos of former University of Hawaii ROTC cadets during a posthumous commissioning ceremony at Ke'ehi Lagoon Memorial Park, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)