← Back to briefing Service Labeled ‘aliens’ in World War II, 7 Japanese-American soldiers posthumously commissioned By Patty Nieberg· Task & Purpose ·Wednesday, January 28, 2026 ·1 min read ↗ Share 📋 Copy link 𝕏 in f WA ✉ Service L Task & Purpose ';this.onerror=null"> Seven Japanese-American soldiers who were once deemed “enemy aliens” but fought for the Army during World War II were posthumously commissioned as Army officers. More like this Related Service stories All in section Service Yes, I Served in Iraq. But What if People Mistake Me for a Hero? Illustration by Kim Vo The Department of Motor Vehicles was a good place to lose your identity, not find it, especially 30 minutes before cl WH The War Horse Service Officers only: New report lays out what a ‘US Cyber Force’ could look like A new report argues that an independent Cyber Force should be staffed by only commissioned officers and warrant officers to better develop t TP Task & Purpose Service Navy researchers find wreck of World War II submarine that vanished 82 years ago Nearly 82 years to the day after the USS Herring went missing during World War II, the Navy said it had found the wreck of a submarine that TP Task & Purpose
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Inside Operation Frequent Wind and the scramble to get US military out of VietnamAs the last Marines awaited rescue from Vietnam on April 30, 1975, they gathered on the rooftop of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. Tired and nervous, they engaged in idle chatter.We Are The MightyJul 23legacy
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