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Show Japanese Father's Last Wish Scnds Four SmsliTirlZr I Typical of the loyalty and affce- tion most Japanese-Americans feel for the United States is the case of j the Sakura family. Twenty-five years ago four American-born Japa-j Japa-j nese boys were gathered about their father's deathbed in Seattle, Wesh. Old Toyozo Sakura left this last charge with them: "My sons, you are of the Japanese Japa-nese race, but you are citizens of the country whose soil has blessed us. After I have gone it is my wish that you conduct yourselves with dignity and that you honor and serve this country of your birth." On December 7, 1941, three of them were living in Eatonville. Wash. They were married, and living liv-ing in comfort and security. The fourth was working in Seattle. Early in 1942 all four brothers and their aged mother were removed to a relocation re-location camp in Idaho. Here they remained for more than a year. Then on January 28, Secretary stim son announced that the army going to form combat unit, of ioyai Japanese-Americans 1 All the Sakura brothers volun teered, and were accented Z J the eldest was 37. Ty a ing with an earnestnes "at 'ur' prises their officers, as are ail T members of this unit t p the by. Miss. So ht.bednTnShCl-Uon ht.bednTnShCl-Uon of a Japanese inT predated America is hr " ! ?. |
