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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Due to their Japanese lineage, many patriotic |
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| Americans were treated as enemies after the bombing of Pearl |
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| Harbor in 1941; these Americans, known as "Nisei", or second |
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| generation Japanese Americans, fought to prove their loyalties |
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| to this nation by entering the United States Army, numbering in |
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| the thousands in a stunning example of bravery and patriotism; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The bravery and determination of the thousands of |
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| Nisei is well-documented, with such units as the 100th / 442nd |
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| Regimental Combat Team, one of the most awarded and acclaimed |
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| units in American history, and the Military Intelligence |
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| Service, which saved innumerable lives using their knowledge of |
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| Japanese language and culture to bring a swift end to World War |
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| II in the Pacific theater; and
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| WHEREAS, The incredible acts of sacrifice and valor |
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| exhibited by these men are worthy of the greatest respect and |
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| admiration and must not be forgotten by subsequent generations; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| urge the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee and the United |