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When World War II broke out, Yeiki Kobashigawa, a nisei soldier from Hawaii (and a former Hawaii National Guardsmen), stepped up to serve a country that was questioning his loyalty. Despite the discrimination he and others faced, he fought with undeniable courage as part of the all-Japanese American 100th Infantry Battalion.

Kobashigawa would lead a bold assault on multiple enemy machine gun nests, capturing or neutralizing enemy positions under heavy fire. His actions helped secure a key allied advance.

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