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•GO FOR BROKE' EXHIBIT—Facing the 1.500 assembled m front of
PresKSo Army Museum in San Frsnctsco lor dsocaSon of the Go for
Broke' exhibit, whch we be on display for a year, are (from left) M*a
Masaoka, emcee; Senators Daniel Inouye and Spsrk Matsunaga. San
Francisco Mayor Dtanne Feinstsm, Presxsd commandant Col. F. Whs-
rtey HaH Jr., and rnussum curator Enc Saul.
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6th Army general extols Nisei GIs
SAN FRANdSCO—Following ts the text of wekxniBig reuaarks st the
"Go For Broke" Eanuat dedication Mar 7 at the Presvao Army Museum
by Bng. Gen Robert a Young, deputy coraroancang general, 6m Army.
"It is a real pleasure for me, on behalf of U Gm Hafl, commander of
the Sixth US Army, and the men and women of the Shah Army, to ...
join Col Hafl. the Preskho of Ssn Franaaco, sod the Presidio Army
Museum m welcoming you m thu fine exhibit imdsoaad to me Nisei
soldier of World War 0.
"The exhibit brings to light yet another aspect of the varwd history of
this oountry--in tunc of war and peace anrl is but a ndacvery smafi
rrrngmnnn when placed beside the great deeds, sscnfioes sad oonmb-
unons of the group of Americans a iu>uum A mere handful of
soldiers who made a monumental effort toward waaang the peace
"I wish to echo those well-expressed and sobering thoughts of Senses*
Inouye and Matsunaga and of Mr. Masaoka. who commended the great
rnarsrtrr and spuit of the Japanese American sokaers who though
repressed in this country—at a period in history less eoiighteaedtrtan our
own—vauanriy fought to preserve the ideals of freedcro proclaimed by
that country- No man, no group, could have done more than you have
done
"In retrospect, we dearly aee that many of our past deeds have been
colored by emotion, prejucace or unf bunded fesruwstd our felkw man
or our courarymen I would like to believe that those actas* exhibited the
attitude of die hmes and were amtudes which we, as a nsnon, nave long
since outgrown. And that now we are forever the wiser. But, though we
may have a way to go in this ouecnon of human undersnsvhng, lam
nonetheless very proud of our nahon and of our people because we
possess that rare and unique humility and rrtrsswann to admit past
faults, seek corrections and make amends. Yew wu^ agree, rm stire that
this quaury a rare on this earth. And that, even today, a is one of the
privileges and bfessings worth figbnhg for to preserve,
"Thank you for allowing me the honor © be with you today—to wel-
come you on this occasion—-and tt be one vokse among msnym dank you
for your great services to our nsnon and for your unparalksai heroism
which shall always reman an swpu-snon for ail Americans" *
Wednesday, March 18,1961
JAPANESE AMERICAN DAILY
'GO For Broke* Exhibit
2 S.F. GROUPS
PLAKJOURS OF
ARMY MUSEUM
Two local groups will visit the
Army Museum in the Presidio
for guided lecture tours of the
"Go For Broke" exhibit which
opened there earlier this month.
Tom Kawaguchi, coordinator
for the exhibit who joined the
442nd from Topaz relocation
center in May 1°44 and retired in 1%4 with the rank of
major, will conduct a tour of the
exhibit this Fridavlrom 8 p.m.
for the members oa-4he San
Francisco Center for Japanese
American Studies.
He and Eric Saul, museum
curator, will also speak to members of the local Committee on
Pre-Retirement, who will tour
the exhibit this Sunday from 2
p.m.
Saul will give the background
and story behind the various
artifacts, memorabilia and oho- *
togrsphs of this unique exhibit.
Brian Buehl will also be on
hand to answer questions on the
diorama he constructed recreating the battle scene where Pfc.
Sadao Munemori, only Congres-
skraal Medal of Honor winner
in World War D, lost his lire.
Sunday's tour will be limited
to SO persons, and the following members of the 442nd exhibit committee may be contacted for reservations: Mits
Kojimoto 731-7774. Harry fwa-
fuchi 387-8110 and Wally Naao-
tani 751-3315.
HOKUBEI H MAINICHI
WEDNESDAY. APRIL I. 1981
Letter to Editor
ISO FOR BROKE"
COVERAGE
Dear Editor.
Thank you for the splendid
coverage in both the English and
Japanese sections of the Hokubei
\fnihiehion the recent dediestion
ceremonies and banquet in
conjunction with the "Go For
Broke" Exhibit.
We know the articles in your
newspaper encouraged many
people to attend these two
evenls which honored the valor
of the men of the 1007442nd.
We take great pride in the
exhibit and wish all Nikkei,
especially the Sansei and Yonsei.
would visit the museum to view
this unique story of Japanese
Americans in defense of their
country during a time in history
when their families were incarcerated in concentration camps.
The exhibit remains at the
Presidio through March of 1982.
at which time plans for s
permanent exhibit will be
announced.
TOMKAWAGUCHI