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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Medal of Honor recipient George "Joe" Sakato at the 65th anniversary of the rescue of the "Lost Battalion" in Houston, Nov. 1, 2009. The event honored the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated unit comprised of mostly Japanese Americans. The unit rescued 230 men, lost more than 800 men in the battle and became the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.

'LOST BATTALION' TRIBUTE

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Medal of Honor recipient George "Joe" Sakato at the 65th anniversary of the rescue of the "Lost Battalion" in Houston, Nov. 1, 2009. The event honored the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated unit comprised of mostly Japanese Americans. The unit rescued 230 men, lost more than 800 men in the battle and became the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.

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