"It's stuff you hear about in boot camp, about World War II and Tarawa Marines
who won the Medal of Honor,"
and about Army guys in WWII Europe:
http://www.goforbroke.org/history/history_historical_medal_munemori.asp
The local National Guard Armory in West Los Angeles has a "Sadao Munemori" Hall.
Who says they don't make 'em like they used to?