Hi I read your letter and I am very interested in your experiences there. How long were you there before you discovered that you may be allowed to come home soon? What was happening while you were out there, did you have any important memorable experiences that may be relevant to our country's history in the future? And if you don't mind telling me what exactly the song you and the soldiers wrote means exactly? I'd be very interested in hearing about what you have to tell me, maybe with more information on your experience so I can get a better understanding of what happened during the 44nd Infantry Regiment.
Sincerely,
Person
"Dear person,
It is August 15th, 1945. I was drafted into the 442nd Infantry Regiment exactly one year ago. We may be sent home soon, but we will be sent as second class citizens. I am looking forward to coming home, but some of the other soldiers would rather stay and fight than be sent home as second class citizens. I hear that in Hawaii they are actually starting a peaceful movement against it, and I would definitely join if I could.
We came up with this song to give us hope during one of our fights.
"Four-Forty-Second Infantry— We're the boys of Hawai'i nei— We'll fight for you And the Red, White and Blue, And go to the front... And back to Honolulu-lulu. Fighting for dear old Uncle Sam Go for broke! HOOH! We don't give a damn! We'll round up the Huns At the point of our guns, And vict'ry will be ours! GO FOR BROKE! FOUR-FOUR-TWO! GO FOR BROKE! FOUR-FOUR-TWO! And vict'ry will be ours!"
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