Is it an accident that you chose a
Japanese military figure to honor rather than the
Americans of the 442nd? If you wanted to honor the accomplishments of
Americans of Japanese descent, why didn't you call yourself "Nisei", or "Go For Broke!" or maybe "Sadao Munemori". On, April 5, 1945 Sadao Munemori saved the lives of two other American soldiers by diving on a German grenade. He is the only Japanese American awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II. Of all the Japanese Americans whose exploits are worthy of recognition, but nooooooooooo, you had to go and pick an Imperial Japanese flyboy, for heaven's sake.
For more about Japanese Americans' contributions, click on theJapanese American National Museum.
Of all the Japanese Americans whose exploits are worthy of recognition, but nooooooooooo, you had to go and pick an Imperial Japanese flyboy, for heaven's sake. Bravery isn't limited to the exploits of the white race my friend. The history of the IJN is replete with many of their pilots knowingly making one-way trips. Unfortunately, there isn't a comperable situation in the USAAF or the USN.