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Three Japanese American World War II veterans look toward the distance.

Service Honors

Kenzo Kenamoto, a World War II Military Intelligence Service veteran, center, and other veterans ride in a trolley during the Congressional Gold Medal parade in Waikiki, Hawaii, Dec. 17, 2011. World War II Nisei veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service were honored for their service with a parade as recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by U.S. Congress.

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